Kinship
The Yaqui have a complex culture that reflects the amalgamation of indigenous and Catholic traditions. Their kinship is reckoned bilaterally, but there are no post-marital residence patterns. Today, an important component of the kinship system is the concept of campadrazgo. Compadrazgo are fictive kin or godparents that play important ritual roles in a child's life. An individual might have a dozen or more pairs of godparents, each of which is obligated to help sponsor specific ceremonies in the child's life. The compadrazgo system is believed to represent a melding of the pre-European practice of ritual sponsorships and the Catholic tradition of the godparent system.
In Yaqui culture, compadrazgo help sponsor religious and other ceremonies for their godchildren
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