The symbols in the story reveals differences in culture between the catholic priest and the pueblo. The holy water. For the priest, this symbolizes a more somber reason. But for the pueblo, they used it for their tradition. They think that the dead might get thirsty. The holy water was important for both but with different reasons.
For both of them water was important.What differentiates is their symbolism of water according to their own cultural characteristics.while for the priest the water symbolizes a sacrament for sanctification,for Pueblo water was a tradition with a simpler meaning, such as quenching the thirst of the dead.
