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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.
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.
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.
There may be fear of retribution from a saint if the manda is not fulfilled, and sometimes individuals actually suffer this retribution.