Read the excerpt from Sandra Cisneros’s story "Mericans."La Virgen de Guadalupe is waiting inside behind a plate of thick glass. There’s also a gold crucifix bent crooked as a mesquite tree when someone once threw a bomb. La Virgen de Guadalupe on the main altar because she’s a big miracle, the crooked crucifix on a side altar because that’s a little miracle. What element of cultural heritage is revealed in this excerpt?
The excerpt describes La Virgen de Guadalupe, a sacred figure in Catholicism, and a crucifix displayed on an altar. These details reveal the characters’ religious heritage. The correct choice is religion.
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