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SerendipityCrafts
09-16-2006, 08:09 PM
This place is great. I have learned 3 new things today. Thanks ladies!

1. A quince aka a Quinceanera (pronounced keen-say-nair-a) is the latin version of a sweet 16 only it's celebrated when a girl is 15. Now days many hispanics are celebrating it on the girls 16 birthday.

2. In Latin American culture (mexican to be exact) The majority weddings are "sponsored" by family and friends. Someone sponsors the flowers, someone else the cake, another the food etc. That way the cost is dispursed amongst many versus the couple of their family alone.

3. Bucking, jumping and kicking is a inborn ability that bulls exhibit naturally. All rodeo bulls, when first introduced to a rider, naturally want to get this lump of weight off of their backs, and who can blame them?

While nothing is done to 'make' the bulls buck, there are ways to encourage this ability and give the animal incentive to buck as hard and effectively as possible. This is accomplished by the use of a specially designed device known as the flank strap.

Despite what you hear from certain 'animal rights' activists, this strap does not induce pain, it works off of pressure, just like a lead chain for a dog or a bit in a saddle horses mouth. In fact the flank strap is tightened in the same way you cinch a girth on a riding saddle, except that the flank has a quick release.Nothing is done to intentionally hurt the bucking stock.

What did you learn from OneWed today????

Kacie_bride
09-16-2006, 08:11 PM
I have only been checking in from time to time, but I learned a lot about Canadians today. I live in Texas, which we know is a long way from Canada! I have only met on Canadian in my life. She goes to our church, but has lived in Texas for over 20 years. Besides on this board that has been my only exposure to anything Canadian.

MOB Karen
09-16-2006, 11:38 PM
I have only been checking in from time to time, but I learned a lot about Canadians today. I live in Texas, which we know is a long way from Canada! I have only met on Canadian in my life. She goes to our church, but has lived in Texas for over 20 years. Besides on this board that has been my only exposure to anything Canadian.

http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/26/26_7_52.gif (http://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb001_ZNxdm824YYUS) I agree, I learned a lot about Canadians too!!!
Yeah, Kacie, I'm next door in Arizona, http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/16/16_15_10.gif (http://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb001_ZNxdm824YYUS) and we don't get exposure to anything Canadian over here. But I know a lot about Mexico. http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/717.gif (http://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb001_ZNxdm824YYUS) LOL! But I loved learning about Canada!!!