hermandad
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- noun
- /ɛrˈmɑːndæd/
- Founded by a group of university students, the Hermandad de Artesanos challenged the idea that the "rightful" artisan was the older master producer, highlighting instead new producers, which included university students and the unemployed.
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Examples
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They are the only hermandad in Paterson that provides a more formal charitable service in Peru.
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The local hermandad organizes events to support families in need and foster community ties.
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And it is the reason why I am in the hermandad, trying to gain support to continue helping people.
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There's a brotherhood called La Hermandad.
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Pedro, representing the new leadership, identifies himself as Hispanic and sees the hermandad as a vehicle for community service.
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Pedro's statement reveals that the hermandad is moving toward forging closer ties with the communities.
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Many of the members of the Paterson hermandad travel to Peru in November to attend the annual procession there.
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Like most brotherhoods, the hermandad was organized around cuadrillas (male legions who carry the saint's image during the processions).
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The opportunity to carry the saint's image during the procession and the chance to form their own cuadrillas have brought women equal status in the hermandad's organizational structure, providing them voices and votes in what has historically been a male-dominated institution and expanding their participation beyond their limited traditional roles.
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This is evident in the emergence of one of the most important non-governmental folk art organizations, the "Hermandad de Artesanos," founded in 1970, which, contesting official views of artisans, began to highlight folk art's economic significance in Puerto Rican society.
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Synonyms
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A group of people in the same job who support each other
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All the people who do the same kind of work seen as a group
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A group of people who work together for religious, charitable or social causes
How Religious
Surface Forms
Etymology
Hermandad comes from Spanish hermano 'brother' and the ending -dad that makes a noun. So hermandad means 'brotherhood', a group of people who act like brothers and share help and support.