Hamba uzungeze izitolo zokukhumbula izikhumbuzo ze-Old San Juan futhi uzozibona: izithombe eziqoshiwe ezenziwe ngezandla, ngokuvamile ezenziwa ngokhuni ( santos de palo ), zabangcwele noma ezinye izibalo zenkolo. Lawa angama- santos asePuerto Rico, futhi angumkhiqizo wesiko lesiqhingi esibuyela emuva emakhulwini eminyaka. I-Santos ijwayelekile kulo lonke izwe lesiLatini.
I-santos emikhulu yenzelwe amasonto, kuyilapho izincane ezincane ozothola kalula ezitolo nasemaphepheni zenzelwe ukufakwa endlini.
E-Puerto Rico, cishe wonke amakhaya ane-santo. Abaningi basePuerto Ricans bafaka ama-santos abo ngaphakathi kwebhokisi lezinkuni ezinezicabha zokugqoka , okuthiwa i- nicho , futhi basebenzise njengama-altare lapho bebeka khona iminikelo noma bakhulume imithandazo yabo.
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Isiko le-santos liye lahlala ePuerto Rico kusukela ngekhulu le-16. Ekuqaleni basebenzela injongo ewusizo: ukusetshenziswa kwekhaya ezindaweni zasemaphandleni okwakungenalutho lokufinyelela emasontweni. Kukhona i-santo ephuma ePuerto Rico emnyangweni we-Smithsonian Museum of Nationals owaba ngama-1500s. Ekuqaleni, ama-santos aqoshiwe esakhiweni esisodwa senkuni; Kamuva nje lo mkhiqizo waba yinkimbinkimbi kakhulu, enezicucu ezihlukene ezibuthene ndawonye ukwenza umkhiqizo ophelile.
Ama-Santos aqoshiwe ngesandla ngabadwebi abaziwa ngokuthi ama- santeros . Ngokusebenzisa ummese olula, laba bachwebi (abaningi babo abahlonishwa njengabadwebi abanesiqhingi esiqhingini) bavame ukudweba futhi ngezinye izikhathi bahlobise indalo yabo ngamatshe ayigugu noma i-filigree.
Bese basebenzisa ukuxuba kwe-wax kanye nokushayela ukufaka ikhanda nobuso be-saint.
Ngenkathi izidalwa ezinkulu ezihloselwe amasonto zivame kakhulu, ikakhulukazi, ubuciko be-santos bulandela ubuhle obuhle; okuphambene kakhulu namaski e-vejigante , afika emgodini wesimo sasendle nomsindo, ama-santos (okungenani, amancinci okwenziwe emakhaya angasese) kwenziwa ngokuthinta okuthobekile kanye nobuhle bekhaya.
Ngokufanayo, i-santos ngokuvamile ayibonakaliswa ngokuthanda, amehlo abo aphakanyiselwe emazulwini noma aphakamisa i-aura yezenzela noma isenzo sokuhlupheka noma ukufela ukholo. Kunalokho, ziqoshwe ngokucacile, noma zigibele ihhashi noma ikamela emuva kweMakhosi amathathu. Kuyinto lobuqili nokulula okunikeza i-santos kokubili ubuhle babo kanye nokuphila kwabo okungokomoya.
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I-Santos idlala indima ebalulekile empilweni yamaPuerto Ricans (nabantu baseKatolika kulo lonke elaseLatin America), kodwa futhi benza i-keepsake emangalisayo yesikhathi sakho esiqhingini. Njengamanye ubuciko nobuciko obuhlukahlukene, zivela emidwebo engavamile, eshibhile etholakalayo ama-dollar ambalwa nje kumagugu omlando omnandi afaneleka ipenki enhle. Uma ubheka owangaphambili, hamba cishe noma yikuphi okunye okubukwayo eSan Juan futhi uzothola. Kokugcina, kubalulekile ukufuna isignesha yomculi. I-santeros eyaziwa njalo isayina umsebenzi wayo, iqinisekisa ukubaluleka kwayo futhi isebenza njengephawu olucacile lobuciko obuhle. I-website ezinikezelwe i-Puerto Rican santos ihlanganisa uhlu lwamasifundisane ( tallas ) kanye nabadwebi abaziwa ngokuzungeze lesi siqhingi nakwamanye amazwe ngomsebenzi wabo.
E-Old San Juan, kunezindawo ezimbalwa lapho uzothola izibonelo ezinhle ze-santos.
I-Galería Botello eCristo Street ineqoqo elihle kakhulu lama-santos, amaningi avela kuma-1900 ukusuka kuma-workshops adumile ajikeleze lesi siqhingi. Ngiye ngabona ukuboniswa okuncane kodwa okufanelekile (okudayiswa) eSiena Art Gallery eSan Francisco Street, omunye wabaningi edolobheni.
Ungahlola futhi iminyuziyamu yemvelo ye-santos ngokubukezwa okubukhali kwalesi siko, izibonelo ezinhle ze-Puerto Rican santos, kanye nezingxoxo nama-santeros.
Ama-santos amaningi kunazo zonke angamaMakhosi amathathu (noma ngezinyawo noma ngehhashi) kanye nokuphindaphindiwe okuningi kweMariya uMariya. Uma bethinta intshisekelo yakho, ujabulele ukuhlola izitolo zokukhumbuza edolobheni ukuthola umuntu okhuluma nawe.