The extended family and kinship relations, including ritual kinship, were also important.
The role of the godparent, for example, had an importance in Portugal that it lacked in the United States.
Being a godparent implied certain lifetime obligations, such as helping a godchild in trouble, arranging admission to a school, finding employment, or furthering a professional or political career.
The godchild, in turn, owed loyalty and service to the godparent. The system was one of patronage based on mutual obligation
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The extended family
The role of the godparent, for example, had an importance in Portugal that it lacked in the United States.
Being a godparent implied certain lifetime obligations, such as helping a godchild in trouble, arranging admission to a school, finding employment, or furthering a professional or political career.
The godchild, in turn, owed loyalty and service to the godparent. The system was one of patronage based on mutual obligation
read more
The extended family
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