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Originally posted by AlphaFrog
I've often wondered this too, but I believe (at least collegiate Greeks, because as someone stated earlier, BSP has chapter(s) in Mexico) the answer is no.
Although if they do, I feel sorry for the person who had to translate the ritual to Spanish...I would like to shake their hands...I have enough trouble doing everyday English, let alone formal "ritual type" language....
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Translating to modern Spanish is not usually a problem, as long as you follow the proper tense and grammar. It's the more formal "king's Spanish" that's spoken only in Spain that is trickier.
I remember reading an article sometime ago about the founding of the Masonic Grand Lodge of Japan after World War II and how difficult it was to translate the American-style ritual into Japanese, considering that the rituals as originally written date back to the 1700s-1800s. The first edition of the ritual was written in an old form of Japanese that is rarely used except by the Japanese royal family and court; it was later re-written into the contemporary form of Japanese used today.
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