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English translation: sign of devotion

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Spanish term or phrase:	señal de promesa
English translation:	sign of devotion
Entered by:	Gloria Rivera

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07:08 Mar 2, 2010

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Spanish term or phrase: señal de promesa

Describing a Holy Week celebration in Spain:

La jornada concluye con el desfile procesional del Cautivo, que suele estar acompañado por más de 25.000 personas en SEÑAL DE PROMESA.

Daniel Burns KudoZ activity Questions: 282 (none open) (1 without valid answers) (8 closed without grading) Answers: 469
Local time: 14:16

sign of devotion

Explanation:
Another option.

"...some pilgrims go the last mile (of pilgrimage) on their knees as a sign of devotion."

I think this may convey the meaning of "Ofrecimiento hecho a Dios o a sus santos de ejecutar una obra piadosa." (RAE)

Cheers,
Gloria

Selected response from:

Gloria Rivera
United States
Local time: 12:16

Grading comment

4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

3 +7

sign of devotion

Gloria Rivera

3 +1

as a promise token

Natalia Pedrosa

over 25,000 persons exhibiting/displaying some sign of a promise kept

Deborah Lockett

renewal of baptismal vows (promises)

Jenni Lukac

Summary of reference entries provided
Monday before Easter	Rick Larg

Discussion entries: 3

Answers

25 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

as a promise token

Explanation:
Might work. Regards!

Natalia Pedrosa
Local time: 21:16
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish,

English

36 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +7

sign of devotion

Gloria Rivera
United States
Local time: 12:16
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

agree

neilmac: Best option for me :) Felices fiestas! Covers all angles (promise etc)

2 hrs

-> Thank you neilmac. ¡Felices fiestas para ti también! :)

agree

Natalia Pedrosa: Agrí, too. Regards.

2 hrs

-> Gracias por el agrí Natalia. Me has hecho reir jaja :)

agree

Xenia Wong

4 hrs

-> Gracias Xenia :)

agree

Remy Arce: ¡muy bien Gloria!

5 hrs

-> Gracias Remy! Feliz martes :)

agree

Isamar: I think this is the best option too

6 hrs

-> Gracias Isamar. Happy Tuesday :)

agree

Marta Bauluz

8 hrs

-> Gracias Marta. :)

agree

Kevin Melody: Raised Irish Catholic. This is the way to say it. ;)

8 hrs

-> Thanks Kevin. As a fellow Catholic, it means a lot to me ;)

agree

Thayenga

1 day7 hrs

-> Gracias Thayenga :)

disagree

Cecilia Rey: devoción no tiene el mismo significado que ofrenda u ofrecimiento

1 day22 hrs

-> Hola Cecily. Si ves el significado de "devotion" (religious fervor, piety; an act of prayer or private worship —usually used in plural) explica el por qué lo escogí. Saludos :)

neutral

Deborah Lockett: Like Cecil, I think you need to get in the idea of an offering or promise

2 days4 hrs

1 hr confidence:

renewal of baptismal vows (promises)

Explanation:
This might be it: the renewal of baptismal promises takes place after the homily. ... of baptismal promises for Easter Vigil is followed. After the faithful have renounced sin and ...... Cruz, en el mes de mayo, las promesas de los tres Reyes y ...... Ajaz se resistió y el Señor le dio esta señal: “la virgen ...
content.ocp.org/shared/pdf/.../LiturgiayCancion-CuaresmaPascua2010.pdf - ; PDF] Saint Catherine of Siena March 22, 2009 Fourth Sunday of LentFormato de archivo: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - Vista rápida
renewing our baptismal vows we are not professing understanding the ... Together with the Mass, it constitutes the official public prayer life of the Church ...
www.stcatherinelaguna.com/.../data/.../Publications/March 2... ;

Jenni Lukac
Local time: 21:16
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 107

1 hr confidence:

over 25,000 persons exhibiting/displaying some sign of a promise kept

Explanation:
(1) about the promise:

I once met a pilgrim in Tenerife (they are recognizable because they carry long staffs) who thought I was also a pilgrim, and he asked me what promise I was fulfilling with my pilgrimage. It seems this is common practice here. One goes on pilgrimage as a sort of exchange with the Virgin: you honour her with the pilgrimage and in return she helps you with whatever you ask her for help with, for instance passing an exam.

This practice of fulfilling a promise seems to be the survival of a tradition that goes back to much earlier times. Here is an example where the promised pilgrimage was made following the recovery of a sick child's health:

“Con mucha fe venían los padres pidiendo a Dios la curación del hijo. Doña Dolores comenzó, con gran confianza, una novena a Nuestra Señora del Sagrado Corazón; y el matrimonio prometió a la Virgen llevar al pequeño en peregrinación a la imagen que se veneraba en la ermita de Torreciudad, en caso de sanarle”.

Esperanza Corrales, vecina por entonces de los Escrivá, recuerda así el desenlace: “La enfermedad hizo inesperada crisis y el pequeño Josemaría salió adelante a pesar del sombrío augurio de los médicos. Cuando ya estuvo bien, el matrimonio Escrivá, con el niño en brazos, cumplieron la promesa de ir, como romeros, a darle gracias a la Virgen de Torreciudad.

Cumplieron los padres la promesa. A lomo de caballería y por sendas de herradura hicieron cuatro leguas largas. Doña Lola llevaba al hijo en brazos....
http://www.opusdei.es/art.php?p=8336

(2) about the "señal":

as a sign of the promise kept, in some places the pilgrims may carry lighted candles (in night-time processions), walk barefoot or on their knees, or wear a special costume, which you can see on this page, along with this explanation:

Los malagueños que acompañan a las imágenes visten el hábito de nazareno portando cirios, cruces o detrás de los tronos ***a modo de promesa***.
http://semanasanta.info/semana-santa-en-malaga

I'm not sure exactly what "sign" the 25,000 persons are exhibiting in your case so I've left the suggested translation non-specific.

Deborah Lockett
Local time: 20:16
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 155

Reference comments

37 mins

Reference: Monday before Easter

Reference information:
La Madre Emmerich, en sus Revelaciones, nos dice que Claudia envió un mensaje a su esposo, antes que Jesús abandonara el Litóstrotos (en hebreo gabbata) camino del palacio de Herodes. Le sugirió que fuera cuanto antes a reunirse con ella, pues necesitaba hablarle y, cuando Pilato llegó la encontró afligida y llorosa. Ella entonces le suplicó que no hicieran daño alguno a Jesús y le reveló las visiones que, en sueños, había tenido. Parece ser que, Pilato, en señal de promesa de no condenar a Jesús, entregó un anillo a su esposa.

Reference: http://www.mundocofrade.com/personajes2/pers_claudia.html

Rick Larg
Spain
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 48

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