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The manda may involve the placing of a milagro (symbol of a miracle) at the shrine of a saint, La Virgen de Guadalupe cathedral in Mexico City for example, or the lighting of candles at the local church.
In folk religious practices a manda is interpreted as a promise or contract made with a saint, the Virgin Mary, or God.
A manda may be completed after the request is fulfilled in thanksgiving, or it may be fulfilled before the petition is answered, with the assumption that it will be answered.
There may be fear of retribution from a saint if the manda is not fulfilled, and sometimes individuals actually suffer this retribution.
In many families the shrine is erected as the result of a promesa or manda (promise or vow) made to a particular saint, or in memory of a family member who has died.