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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.
There may be fear of retribution from a saint if the manda is not fulfilled, and sometimes individuals actually suffer this retribution.
If a woman makes a manda asking for a cure to her child’s illness and the child is cured but she does not complete the manda, the child may become ill again.
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.
Lighting daily candles could be a financial strain, and a pilgrimage may take several years to complete, yet neither is ever forgotten, and a manda is taken more seriously than a legal written contract.