Anthropological and sociological water uses

Water FountainsWork done by:•Catarina Baptista•Inês Lopes•Rita Albano

Agrupamento de Escolas José Sanches e São Vicente da Beira

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Water fountains for human use

• What are they?

Water fountains are water reserve mechanisms for consumption by people and animals.

Water fountain in Tinalhas

Water fountain in Lousa 2

Water fountains for human use

• It was built in 1928 and it was very important because with their tanks served as a drinking fountain for cattle and clothes washing.

• It is also an example of Alcains stonework.

Water fountain St. António (Alcains)

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Monumental Water fountains

• What are these water fountains used to?

These water fountains are used as tourist atracttions or just for decorating spaces.Jardim do Paço Fountain( Castelo Branco)

City Park spirt ( Castelo Branco)4

Monumental water fountains “Roman water fountain”

• History:

This fountain is situated in Alcains. Although it has the name "Roman“, maybe it has not Roman origins but so it is called due to the Roman arches. It was formerly used for the daily activities. People went there to take water, to drink, to bathe and to wash clothes.

Currently, this source of water is no

longer used to the old tasks, since people have piped water in their homes. Today is essentially a point of interest for those visiting our village.

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• It is part of popular culture to believe in the existence of so-called "fountain of desires." According to the legend, the person must close his eyes, ask the wish and throw a coin. After a few days, the desire will be achieved.

“Fountain of wishes”

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“Fontana di Trevi”

•There is an urban legend that says that whoever throws a coin into the Trevi fountain ( the ritual requires you to do it with your back turned and with your right hand on the left shoulder ) will end up returning to Rome, and the truth is that there is not a tourist who does not comply with the ritual.

• a coin : Return to Rome• two coins : Find love in Rome• three coins : Married in Rome

Trevi fountain in Rome7

The holy water and the baptism• What is the holy water ?The holy water is used in baptism serves to integrate people in the Christian community.

• It´s like water without color, smell or taste but is blessed.

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Blessing of Water

Exorcizo te, creatura aquæ, in nomine Dei Patris omnipotentis, et in nomine Jesu Christi, Filii ejus Domini nostri, et in virtute Spiritus Sancti: ut fias aqua exorcizata ad effugandam omnem potestatem inimici, et ipsum inimicum eradicare et explantare valeas cum angelis suis apostaticis, per virtutem ejusdem Domini nostri Jesu Christ: qui venturus est judicare vivos et mortuos et sæculum per ignem. Deus, qui ad salutem humani generis maxima quæque sacramenta in aquarum substantia condidisti: adesto propitius invocationibus nostris, et elemento huic, multimodis purificationibus præparato, virtutem tuæ benedictionis infunde; ut creatura tua, mysteriis tuis serviens, ad abigendos dæmones morbosque pellendos divinæ gratiæ sumat effectum; ut quidquid in domibus vel in locis fidelium hæc unda resperserit careat omni immunditia, liberetur a noxa. Non illic resideat spiritus pestilens, non aura corrumpens: discedant omnes insidiæ latentis inimici; et si quid est quod aut incolumitati habitantium invidet aut quieti, aspersione hujus aquæ effugiat: ut salubritas, per invocationem sancti tui nominis expetita, ab omnibus sit impugnationibus defensa. Per Dominum, amen. †

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