“Dawn in the reductions found theTop go Eagles 14.5 shirt tee of the Cabildo who, at 4 in the summer and at 5 in the winter, walked the streets with drums and awoke the children and adolescents to summon them to the church. The kids sat in the church separated by sex and recited and sang prayers led by Guarani catechists. Then came the mass, which was attended by some adults and, occasionally, the whole town. The members of the Cabildo and the caciques sat in the first row sitting on chairs, while the rest of the people sat on the floor. After the Mass began the day of work. The children went to breakfast with boiled meat and corn and then some of them went to school. Despite this separation, many authors believe that the school population of the reductions exceeded proportionally the European average of the time. They learned to read, to write, to count and to sing in Guarani, Spanish and Latin. Music was also learned – in each village there were between 30 and 40 people responsible for singing in the celebrations and festivals – and European dances, taught by the Jesuits, who were generally of noble extraction.
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