Universidad Latina de Costa Rica

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Licenciatura en enseñanza del Inglés

Students

Melissa Gamboa Romero

Daylin Barrantes

Rebeca Navarro

Professor

Jeffry Rodriguez

A Research about Spirituality, Superstitions, and Legends

Due date

October 23rd 2016

Religion, superstitions and legends have played an important role in society,

defining each individual´s behaviors and actions. According to each religion people are

going to behave differently from others. As Merriam Webster specified, “religion is an

interest, a belief, or an activity that is very important to a person or group”. It is a

distinction people mark by representing a specific faith. Superstitions have become

more common nowadays some are negative and others positive however, not everyone

practices them. As Merriam Webster detailed, “Superstition is a belief that certain

events or things will bring good or bad luck”. Thus, many people put their confidence in

things that bring them good luck in health, money, love and other aspects. Also, they

reject other things that bring them bad luck in the same aspects. Additionally, legends

exist since many years ago. As Merriam Webster dictionary specifies, “Legends are a

story from the past that is believed by many people but cannot be proved to be true”.

Legends have been part of Costa Rica culture and traditions. Hence, this research is

based on aspects about religion, legends, and superstitions. Also, a survey about those

topics is applied to students from ninth level of high school in order to know their

perceptions about it.

Information about the high school

Description about Liceo el Carmen

The Liceo El Carmen is located in El Carmen de Biolley Buenos Aires, 04 Circuit,

Regional Grande del Terraba. This institution was created in 1995, currently he has 21

years, through the efforts of a few community leaders, who many years ago saw the

possibility of creating a school in the district, which mail goal is to form a whole

population, which until then could not progress, because in order to study they must

move to live in Buenos Aires, San Vito or Perez Zeledon, but it was something about

the economic situation, not everyone could achieve.

After the efforts of these community leaders (Minor Sibaja Alvaro Alvarado, Walter

Marin and others), in 1994 they were given the nod, that in February 1995 the Lyceum

El Carmen opened its doors to all those young people who were there behind,

performing agricultural work in the case of men, and housework in the case of women.

Not having own facilities, it was made an agreement with the Board of Education of the

School Juan Rafael Mora Porras, El Carmen; to begin lessons in their facilities.

Initially, approximately 90 students were enrolled, 3 were formed sections seventh

and eighth 1. In the following year already had land donated by residents of the

community and built sheds with floor deck, a closed sides with zinc and other wood; the

ceiling, barely tethered to wooden posts; in times of rain with wind he had to remove

students from classrooms to avoid accidents. The benches and things, were wooden

unbrushed, one bank and one table, elongated, where several students were located.

So on that dream grew as the middle of that year, it manages to build the first

pavilion, thanks to the efforts and collaboration of parents and the community in

general.

Currently the institution has a total of 13 classrooms, 2 computer labs (one of

educational innovations and the other of the Omar Dengo Foundation), 1 library, 1

dining room, 1 Health battery, 1 Administrative area, 1 living staff 1 counseling office, an

office for the analyst and a gym.

By the number of students who attend the construction of a pavilion is needed with

five or six classrooms more.

a sketch of the current physical plant Liceo Carmen below

Students

This institution currently has three pavilions, two laboratories of innovation, a library, a

dining room, a gym and towards improving its student population is 286 students.

Teachers

Teaching staff of the Lyceum El Carmen

Cantidad Categoría

33 Teachers

8 Administrative

1Administrative

Teachers

Socioeconomic context

Biolley district for its climatic conditions, topographic and altimetry features

allows the development of a variety of crops and productive activities. Among these

stand out for their importance in the economy, the activity of livestock and coffee,

despite the crisis they have experienced in recent years they have led to a decline in

both activities, although nowadays livestock has shown signs of recovery.

It should be noted that the total area available to the district, no more than 60%

can be devoted to agricultural production, since the rest of this corresponds to the area

of La Amistad International Park, and therefore it is covered by almost 100% by primary

forest, which creates a great potential for the development of ecotourism.

According to data provided by the Department of Animal Health, Directorate

Regional Brunca, at that time (May 2003) the Biolley district had 102 cattle farms,

covering an area of 4,834 hectares. Of these 3,328 are dedicated to pasture, with a total

of 2,340 heads, of which 1854 are females and 486 males, It is indicating that the

farmers in the area are mostly engaged in breeding.

Coffee cultivation emerged as one of the most promising for the development of

district activities, reaching a cultivated area of nearly 1000 hectares. However, as a

result of low international coffee prices, many producers have abandoned or neglected

their plantations. It is estimated that the production area at this time does not exceed

600 hectares.

Coffee is delivered mostly located in Coto Brus benefits, and an increasingly

important part is processed in the district, especially with regard to transition to organic

coffee in coffee, by ASOMOBI organizations (women's association Bioley) and

ASOPROLA (Association of Producers La Amistad), processed about 200 bushels of

coffee and are also oriented to organic coffee production.

The cultivation of rice, maize and beans, are activities that are economically

important for the residents of the district. As for tubers the most cultivated varieties are

tiquisque, the Chamol and cassava. All for family use and eventually a part of the local

or cantonal intended market.

The cultivation of sugar cane is basically for the production of sweet cover.

Biolley lands, particularly located near 1000 over sea level. They have great potential

for growing vegetables, not only for having a suitable climate, but by the quality of their

land and the quality and quantity of water available.

Fish farming is facilitated due to the abundance of water quality is a very positive

development of the activity factor, and the existence of a growing market. Currently

there are 10 small-scale projects, both trout farming and tilapia.

Location

El centro educativo Liceo El Carmen, se encuentra localizado en la comunidad del

mismo nombre, ubicada Buenos Aires, Circuito 04, de la Dirección Regional Grande de

Térraba, de la entrada a las Tablas 13 kms Noreste, entre el paralelo 9◦ 00ꞌ latitud

Norte y 83◦ 02ꞌ longitud Oeste, a una altitud de 865 msnm.

Minority groups

The decline of the cattle activity, led to the expansion of coffee cultivation. This produced a

strong migratory movement of middle class peasant families to the district , causing an

accelerated population growth. It also attracts the temporary presence of Ngobe Indians

from San Vito and around, however once the coffee harvest finished these Indians were

leaving, leaving only existing peasant families have been very few cases of indigenous

families who decided to stay in the district, on the other hand there is a very small number

the presence of some Americans who bought farms and live there, as well as Mexican and

Italian.

Ethical Concern

In survey research, ethical principles are primarily centered on protecting

research participants (the respondents) and the guiding foundation of “do no harm”.

Following is a list of core ethical principles that are important in survey research:

Respect for persons – Respect the autonomy, decision-making and dignity of

participants.

Beneficence – Minimizing the risks (physically, psychologically and socially) and

maximizing the benefits to research participants.

Justice – Participants should be selected from groups of people whom the

research may benefit.

Respect for communities – Protect and respect the values and interests of the

community as a whole and protect the community from harm.

Respect for persons – Respect the autonomy, decision-making and dignity of

participants: According to ethical standards the researcher must protect the

confidentiality and anonymity of the subjects. This is the primary ethical issue in survey

research, especially if the survey contains sensitive questions. Researchers should not

share information between participants and should have procedures in place to protect

the data and names of participants.

Type of research

Survey Research

Survey research is one of the most important areas of measurement in applied

social research. Some benefits of using a Survey Research are the following:

Cost: Surveys are relatively inexpensive.

Extensive: Surveys are useful in describing the characteristics of a large population.

Flexible: Surveys can be administered in many modes, including: online surveys,

email surveys, social media surveys, paper surveys, mobile surveys, telephone

surveys, and face-to-face interview surveys.

Dependable: The anonymity of surveys allows respondents to answer with more

candid and valid answers.

Summary of superstitions, religion, and legends

Superstition is a practice that remains widespread and has an impact – often

detrimental – on our economic lives. Studies have shown, for example, that many

people behave more cautiously when making financial decisions on Friday 13 th than on

any other day of the month. Likewise many commercial and residential tower blocks in

the US and other countries around the world don't have a 13 th floor. Those that do may

find they have to offer special discounts to entice tenants. Other research has

suggested that superstitious beliefs can endure if the probability of them being exposed

as untrue is low. If there is always some chance of a bad outcome when following

superstition and some chance of a good outcome when not, an individual might never

realize that it is untrue and continue to follow it. (Agarwal, 2014)

In addition, a research made by Agarwal clearly shows that superstitious

practices remain influential even in advanced economies. It also shows that beliefs

about lucky and unlucky numbers are indeed pure superstition. That raises questions

for policy makers about whether and how to address superstition as an impediment to

innovation and growth, and how to effectively correct such beliefs and practices – for

example through education and changed regulations. (Agarwal, 2014)

Urban legends are unverifiable stories about outlandish, humorous, frightening,

or supernatural events that have achieved wide circulation. In some instances, the

stories are based on actual occurrences that have in their telling and retelling been

exaggerated or distorted. Other urban legends have their origins in people

misinterpreting or misunderstanding stories that they have heard or read in the media or

heard from actual witnesses of an event. The one commonality that all urban legends

share is the claim that the story always happened to someone else, most often "a friend

of a friend." (Urban Legends Research Centre, 2004)

Folklorists first adopted the term “urban legend” in the 1970’s to describe the

untrue or unverifiable rumors and stories that spread like fire from person to person.

Despite the modern term “urban”, urban legends are not a recent occurrence. Urban

legends are a form of folklore that has been around since Socrates and, in modern

times, they fill the role that fairy tales, parables, and grapevines have had in the past.

(Genge, 2000)

Superstitious beliefs have always being in the minds of some people. There is so

many of them which are being divided into parts or categories of good or bad. Since

long time ago people use to believe in many different things according to what others

have told them, some can be unreasonably and others can be hilarious and silly for

many people but for others it really matters in their daily life. According to Slavidou,

Gouldson, and Schreiber, ( 2015) “A superstition is a belief in supernatural causality –

that one event leads to another without anything physically linking the two events”. For

instance, astrology. Thus, it is about beliefs surrounding luck, money, prophecy, and so

forth. As Slavidou, Gouldson, and Schreiber,( 2015) pointed out,

Far back as the 1st century the term (Superstition) was used to scorn an

unreasonable or excessive belief in something that was not religious.

Psychologists explained superstition by ‘reinforcement’, as a way that humans

learn – if something hurts, we avoid it; if something tastes good, or works out

well, we learn from it and do it again.

For instance, if you win a test three repetitive times when using a specific type of pen,

you may keep on using such pen for the rest of you exams and in that way you could

pass the year. Every time a person uses that pen and get a good score that becomes

in a superstition, and such thought is reinforced throughout the time. However, some

humans believe in themselves as a priority. Nonetheless, superstitions are not always

positive sometimes are negative. For instance, Fridays thirteen some people use to

think it means bad luck and that something terrible can happen to them on that specific

day. Hence, superstitions or beliefs depend on each person’s perspectives and those

beliefs can affect their life positively or negatively.

In the same vein, some negative superstitions can become tedious and really

important for some people, making them feel afraid and avoiding any contact with the

things that are said bad. As Parashar, (2015) detailed,

The phobia of having a bad luck has killed many lives till now and society plays

an important role in this. People blindly follow the myths and acts which are quite

shameful to the society and throwing children in air is just one example…likewise

there are many such practices across the world which damages and harms the

people in a name of achieving good fortune. (Para. 20)

Some negative superstitions followed by many people are, having a broken mirror,

Friday 13th , having a black cat, sweeping someone's feet, watching a bride with the

wedding dress before getting married, opening an umbrella inside a room , among

others. If people do some of these actions they will start thinking that something bad is

going to happen and they feel afraid. Thus, superstitions play an important role in

society and there are different perspectives about it. It also depends on the way people

were raised, if their parents taught them to believe in those factors, for them it is difficult

to get rid of such idea and they do not see anything dreadful in believe or not in it.

Hence, it is a matter of respect each other´s thoughts.

Therefore, the point is that when a person starts believing in something or in a

special item, object or charms and religiously practicing it, it turns into a superstition.

Even though a negative or positive superstition it is no accepted by others, there must

be a respect of others’ beliefs because if that does not work for a person, it doesn’t

mean that for another neither.

Legends

What are legends?

A legend is a semi-true story, which has been passed on from person-to-person

and has important meaning or symbolism for the culture in which it originates. A legend

usually includes an element of truth, or is based on historic facts, but with 'mythical

qualities'. Legends usually involve heroic characters or fantastic places and often

encompass the spiritual beliefs of the culture in which they originate.

Legends Characteristics:

Tells about a hero or heroine that has unusual powers

Focuses on the hero or heroine’s struggle to defeat a powerful force.

Highlights a positive quality or way of behaving.

How is a Legend different from a Myth?

A legend is a narrative told as a true story with people and locations clearly

identified. In other words the story of a legend is narrated like a historical event rather

than functioning as a symbolic narrative. The legend may contain descriptions of

historical events. Myth, on the other hand deals with a religious explanation for a

particular custom or event. Myths do not follow any particular chronology to relate it to

the present times. This is because myths tell a timeless story having symbolic events,

set in a time before any history was recorded.

Some of the World's Most Famous Legends

History is full of legends that mystify and entertain. These are legends from

different cultures around the world:

Lady Godiva,

Robin Hood

The Fountain of Youth

Atlantis

Bloody Mary

El Dorado

King Arthur

The Gordian Knot

Yamashita's Treasures

Prester John

Costa Rican Legends

Legend may include miracles that are perceived as actually having happened,

within the specific tradition of indoctrination where the legend arises, and within which it

may be transformed over time, in order to keep it fresh and vital, and realistic. Some

legends of Costa Rica are: The Cegua, The Ox-less Carts, The Souls and The Stone

of Aserri and the Witch Zarate.

Religion in Costa Rica

The Catholic heritage remains important in everyday language and

culture.Cristianois used as a synonym for "human being." Even those who are not

religious like to have a religious medallion or picture of a saint in their cars or homes.

Costa Ricans demonstrate their Catholic faith mainly at baptisms, weddings, and

funerals or during holy week and on saints' days. Although the official religion and a

required subject in schools, Catholicism nevertheless coexists with other supernatural

beliefs such as spirits and spells, even among the highly educated.

The principal challenge facing Catholicism is the rise of Evangelical

Protestantism, which now claims the loyalty of more than one-tenth of the population.

Adherents report finding the participatory evangelical services more satisfying than staid

Catholic liturgy, Converts generally abstain from alcohol and abide by stern codes of

conduct

Ryan Van Velzer, 2015 mentions that Roman Catholicism is the state religion of

Costa Rica, and Christian values are present in many aspects of daily life. Town names

often begin with San or Santa; familiar expressions include "If God wishes it" and "God

bless," and every city has a Catholic church.

Although the Costa Rican Constitution establishes Catholicism as the state

religion, it also assures religious freedom for all. According to recent data, 76.3% of

Costa Ricans identify as Catholic. An additional 13.7% are Evangelical Christians, 1.3%

are Jehovah's Witness, and 0.7% are Protestant Christian. The remaining 8% either

have no religion (3.2%) or are of other faiths (4.8%), including Mormonism, Judaism and

Islam. 

While Catholicism is no doubt the prevalent religion, the country is considered

one of the most secular in Latin America. Only 45% of Catholics describe themselves as

practicing, and the rest are essentially Catholic by default – their parents are Catholic,

and they themselves were baptized Catholic. Non-practicing Catholics attend Mass only

for the high holidays (Christmas and Easter), and for Sacraments like baptism, first

communion, confirmation, and marriage.

Evangelical Christians make up the second largest religious group in Costa Rica.

Established Protestant denominations, like Methodist or Presbyterian, are uncommon

Costa Rica. Here, Evangelical Christianity is a type of Protestantism that blends

philosophies from different denominations to form mostly standalone churches – one

evangelical church may have very little in common with another. Known in Spanish as

evangelicos, members of Evangelical churches are typically very vocal about their faith

and may try to convert others. Mormons are also very vocal so, while their numbers are

few, most towns and neighborhoods receive monthly visits from young Mormons

dressed in formal clothing, offering to share The Word door-to-door. 

Every town in Costa Rica is home to at least one Catholic church, and Sunday

Mass is an event for many, especially the older generation. Some of the country's

Catholic churches and cathedrals are absolutely stunning, and well worth a visit. These

include the holy basilica in Cartago, the metallic church in Grecia, and the mosaic tile

church in Canas; other churches of note are located in Santa Maria de Dota, San Rafael

de Heredia, San Ramon, Zarcero, and Coronado. 

For many Costa Ricans, religion's strongest influence is the year's holiday

calendar – approximately 33% of official holidays are religious, and many other

celebrations, including each town's patron saint day, revolve around faith. Some

important religious holidays include:

HOLY WEEK

Known in Spanish as Semana Santa, Holy Week is the week leading up to Easter, and

includes Holy Thursday and Good Friday. Celebrations are very elaborate, and include

detailed reenactments of the Crucifixion. This is also a popular week for beach

getaways.

OUR VIRGIN OF LOS ANGELES DAY

Every year on August 2, Costa Ricans from around the country make their way to the

Cartago Basilica. Many make the pilgrimage, known as a romeria, on foot – a feat that

can take several days, depending on the starting point. Once in Cartago, the faithful

walk, or even crawl on their knees, to the alter to ask the Virgin Mary for guidance or a

miracle. Last year, more than one million Costa Ricans – approximately 25% of the

population – made the pilgrimage to Cartago.

CHRISTMAS

The entire month of December is full of Christmas excitement, as Costa Ricans prepare

for one of the most important holidays of the year. Locals celebrate with fireworks,

family meals and gifts, and religious families attend Christmas Mass.

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Universidad Latina

English Teaching Major

Instrument: Survey

Interviewers: Melissa Gamboa, Rebeca Navarro and Dailyn Barrantes

Slavidou, M., Gouldson, S., & Schreiber, L. (2015). What are Superstitions? Jump! Mag.

Urban Legends Research Centre (2004). Retrieved October 19, 2016 from

http://www.ulrc.com.au/html.

Annexes.

Instruments

Universidad Latina

English Teaching Major

Instrument: Survey

Interviewers: Melissa Gamboa, Rebeca Navarro and Dailyn Barrantes

Objective: The following interview aims at inquiring about students’ perspectives about superstitions, legends, and religions.

Information about the interview: The information provided by the students interviewed will be kept confidential and anonymous, and it will be used for academic purpose only.

Instructions: read the following questions and mark the right answer.

Superstitions

1. Are you a superstitious person?a) Yesb) No

2. Is it right to be a superstition person?c) Yes d) No

3. Which of the following aspects are more important from 1 to 5 for you to have good luck? Number them.

Horoscope ___ A specific numbers___ Dream catchers___ The tree´s life ___ Nothing ___

4. Which of the following aspects from 1 to 5 are most said to be for bad luck? Number them.

A broken mirror___Friday 13th ___Having a black cat___Sweeping someone's feet___Nothing___

Legends

5. Do you know what a legend is?a) Yesb) No

6. Do you think legends are true stories?a) Yesb) Noc) Maybe

7. Have you ever listened about a legend in your town?a) Yesb) No

8. Do you think legends are an important part of folklore?a) Yesb) No

Religions

9. Do you belong to any religion?a) Yesb) No.

10. Do you consider religion is important in a human life?a) Yesb) No

Survey Analysis

A series of questions were administered to twenty students who are in ninth level

of High school. The questions were about, superstitions, legends, and religion. All of

them are closed questions. Thus, they are represented in graphs with a brief

explanation.

Superstitions

Graph 1

Graph.1 Are you a superstitious person?

The conclusions obtained in the question in graph 3, represent that ninety

percent of students said that they believe so much in superstitions. Conversely, ten

percent of students said that they do not need any superstition and that is why they do

not believe in it.

Graph 2

Graph.2 Is it right or wrong to be a superstition person?

Ninety percent of the interviewed students stated that it is right to be a

superstition person. They clarified that for them it was hard to ignore all this; after all, it

was also the way they got brought up. Parents used to tell them this and that; it was

attached onto their minds. Until now, they still remembered all that their parents told

them. They also said that it was hard to get rid of the thinking. Thus, they think that it is

normal and has nothing bad in believing or not in it. However, the ten percent disagreed

and said that these false beliefs have become so much rooted in their minds and that

fortune tellers had made a fool out of millions of people and are on their way to do so in

future also. Nonetheless, they also stated that their mind has great power and if people

believe enough, they can create what their mind believes. Many people fail to

understand the difference between a causal relationship and a coincidental one. Just

because one action happened before a second does not mean that the first caused the

second. They may not be connected at all. They gave the example of the broken mirror

and said that there is not a reason to assume the broken mirror caused anything at all.

Graph 3.

Graph 3. Which of the following aspects are more important from 1 to 5 for you to have good luck? Number them.

The answers obtain in this question in graph3, determined that from twenty

students the fifty percent like and believe most in the horoscope. They said that they

sometimes read the horoscope for entertainment of spotting what they contain that lets

them identify with what it says about them. In addition, they said that they love to find

evidence of what is going to happen to them. The second most favorite with twenty five

percent is a specific number, they said that most of the time they use it for buying

lottery. Then, dream catchers with a twelve percent, students said that they said that

they use to place a dream catcher on their bedroom´s windows for catching their bad

and evil dreams and keep only the good dreams to the sleeper. The eight percent use

the trees’ life as a good vibe. The five percent said they do not believe in nothing that

they are not superstition people.

Graph 4.

Graph 4. Which of the following aspects from 1 to 5 are most said to be for bad luck? Number them.

The answers obtained in this question in graph 4, represent that fifty percent of

students agreed that Friday is like the official day for bad luck, they specified that if they

have plans they plan them on a day that it is not on Friday 13 th because something may

go wrong. The twenty five percent said that having a broken mirror deserve the second

place. They stated that it means that they are going to have seven years of bad luck.

On the other hand, twelve percent said that having a black cat is not as bad as the

Friday 13th but that it means that If a black cat rest on a sick person he or she can die

and if a cat crosses from right to left it is also bad luck. Then, eight percent of the

students said that people have that common belief that if someone’s feet are swept it

means that person is not going to get married. However, they said it is an old tradition

and that it is not popular nowadays. Finally, five percent keep neutral in the answers

because they do not believe in anything about superstitions.

Legends

Graph.5

60%

40%

Do you know what a legend is?

YES NO

Graph 5. Do you know what a legend is?

The conclusions obtained in the question in graph 1, represent that sixty percent

of students said that they know what a legend is. Contrariwise, 40 percent of students

said that they do not know the meaning of legend.

Graph.6

30%

50%

20%

Do you think legends are true stories?

YES

NO

MAYBE

Graph 6. Do you think legends are true stories?

The answers obtained in this question in graph 2, denote that fifty percent of

students do not consider legends as true stories. Thirty percent of students said they

think legends are real and twenty percent say maybe legends are true stories.

Graph.7

60%

40%

Have you ever listened about a legend in your town?

YES NO

Graph 7. Have you ever listened about a legend in your town?

The answers obtained in the question in graph 3, represent that sixty percent of

students have listened about a legend in the town. Inversely, 40 percent of students

said that they have never listened about a legend in the town.

Graph.8

90%

10%

Do you think legends are an important part of folklore?

YES NO

Graph 8. Do you think legends are an important part of folklore?

According to the answers in graph 4, ninety percent of students said they

consider legends an important part of folklore. Contrariwise, tenth percent of students

said that they do not believe a legend is an important part of folklore.

Graph 9

98%

2%

Do you belong to any religion?

Yes No

Graph 9. Do you belong to any religion?

According to the answers in graph 9, 98 percent of students said they belong to any religion, while a 2 percent said they do not belong to anyone.

Graph 10

90%

10%

Do you consider religion is important in human life?

Yes No

Graph 10. Do you consider religion is important in a human life?

Conclusions obtained from answers provided show that a 90 percent of students said that it is definitely important religion in human life, while the rest 10 percent said it is not relevant at all..

Conclusions

In order to arrive at the conclusion it can be said, it is not good to think that

superstitious beliefs must be rooted out and destroyed in order for a society to advance.

However, it is accepted as true that superstition belief in a society is either good or bad.

Also, it is important to highlight that superstitious people must respect to those who do

not believe in anything about it and vice versa. It is also concluded that the majority of

people use to believe in something and that it is vital for them in their daily life.

Nonetheless, it is essential to let others know that first, they should believe in

themselves and then, they can start begging for good luck in anything else.

About legends it is said it is a universal language of people. It is part of the

folklore and culture of a society; it is necessary to tell, to retell, and to create these

stories in order to keep culture alive. They help us to understand the unexplainable, to

explain the unknowable, and to caution others about the unimaginable. Legends help

people to keep the imagination and mystery about a place, a character in history and

special artifacts, too. Legends are extremely important because they represent our

beliefs and traditions.

Regarding on religion, its well know everyone believes in what they want and

they are free to choose the kind of religion they will follow. At least in this country,

because it’s known that many other cultures in other countries follow religion or “Gods”

for a cultural or familiar tradition. But in the case of costa Rican population even when

Roman Catholicism is the state religion, everyone decides where they want to go,

teenagers of course are included into this group of people, but nowadays they are very

concern thinking in other issues related to their ages , that they practically do not care

about their religion believes, they tray to avoid as much as possible to talk about this

kind of topics, inclusive they lie about their religion in order to no receive religion

classes, nevertheless not all teenagers behave like that, there are a percent of they that

assist to any church because this or that is on fashion, and a minimum percent because

they really want to be there involve into religion activities strengthening their faith. It is

really sad and worried to see how respect to religion it’s something that is disappearing

with the pass of time, main responsible to plant the seed of faith are the parents, but

they are so busy working out of home every single day in order to support their children

with economical requests, that they almost forget or downplay the subject of religion.

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