Petate is a Mexicans most precious possession. Most commonly referred to as a sleeping mat, it is one of the most multipurpose items that a Mexican can own. Created by intricately woven leaves of dried palm trees, this staple is extremely durable and respected. The Mexican child learns the significance of petate at an early age. In the homes of poor families, every child is responsible for their own petate mat (their own bed). In addition, verbal expressions or slang terms of petate explain its charm and diversity. For example Those fleas dont jump on my petate is a play on words that emphasizes the elite status of the petate. . In Mexican Spanish petatear means to die which probably comes from the fact that a person is wrapped in his petate to be placed in the coffin, as he was sleeping on his petate all his life. - from utexas.edu/courses/stross/ant393a_files/SYMBOLconcepts/PETATE.RTF https://youtube/watch?v=Xqvt-xTLA1k&feature=youtu.be
Posted on: Mon, 22 Dec 2014 20:41:10 +0000
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