Essay On Mexican Culture

I have found the sweet sixteen party is quite similar to a Quinceañero birthday party. Probably the most distinct similarities are that they are both an event that celebrates a girl’s transition from childhood to womanhood. They are both an important part of the culture, as well as are quite elaborate and usually expensive, depending on the type of party the parents want. They celebrate when a girl becomes a woman, which is a major stage in life because adults have more privileges and responsibilities. This is a big part of their culture because it is celebrated by almost all Spanish girls when they become women. Most of the time, these parties are elaborate, as they only happen to a person once in their entire

A Quinceanera is when a girl finally turns into a woman. The grandparents and the family members are the most important people there (other than the birthday girl of course). They’re supposed to give her a Bible and a locket with a picture of the Virgin Mary inside of it. When the girl turns 15, she could start dating. At some point they have a father-daughter dance.

A coming of age ceremony that an American girl has is called a sweet 16. A Latin American or Mexican girl has a Quinceanera. A sweet 16 is a party for a young girl turning 16. A Quinceanera is given to a girl on there 15th birthday .The two are very different but at the same time they are very alike. The two ceremonies have some similarities. First of all they both mark the transition of childhood to womanhood. They both are a form of a party or birthday celebration. These two are traditions for different cultures.

The Hispanic culture values children’s turning of age just like the American culture does. In American culture, teenagers can buy cigarettes and lottery tickets at age eighteen. At age sixteen, most American teens (depending on the state) can get a permit and begin to learn to drive. In Hispanic culture, fifteen is the chosen age; they value the girl’s fifteenth birthday because that is the age that they believe the young girl changes and becomes an adult, a woman. When the girl celebrates her fifteenth birthday, they celebrate by having a big turning-of-age ceremony and reception which they call a Quinceñera. The Quinceñera is a big event, almost like a wedding for the young girl.

Anywhere form the young girl waltzing with her father, surrounded by family and friends, because she officially a miss. To the nervous gentleman knocking on his girlfriend’s parent’s home determined to ask for her hand in marriage. Even the small altar set up yearly on Nov 1st to remember the loved ones that are no longer here. These are all customs, beliefs, that Mexicans as a culture have embraced for generations. A quinceanera, a proposal, and the day of the dead are celebrated a certain way. It’s a

A Quinceanera is the Hispanic tradition of celebrating a young girl’s coming of age- her 15th birthday. Today’s celebrations embrace religious customs, and the virtues of family and social responsibility. The Quinceanera tradition celebrates the young girl (la Quinceanera), and recognizes her journey from childhood to maturity. The customs highlight God, family, friends, music, food, and dance.

A Quinceanera is a Catholic, Hispanic, celebration for when a Hispanic girl turns 15. The 15-year-old receives a special birthday that represents them transforming from a girl into a woman. This tradition was brought to Mexico by Spanish conquerors and has remained a tradition of South America and Mexico ever since. It is only practiced in Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central, South, and North American cultures. It is a very formal event; so formal in fact that most of the celebration is treated like a wedding. It is so wedding like that most Quinceanera parties gets three-layered wedding cakes for this non-wedding tradition. The celebration always has pink and white being the main colors of it. as both the-the dress the woman of the day is supposed to wear and the party props, cake, and tables all

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I would describe my culture as being Mexican-American. I am a seventh generation born in the U.S. on my mother’s side and the second generation born in the U.S. on my fathers. Being Catholic is an important part of my culture. We believe strongly that the matriarchs of the family have the responsibility to bring up their children in the church and make sure they have all their religious sacraments to help put them on the correct path that leads to heaven. Family is valued in my culture; especially elders. I have a second aunt who is now 103 years old. She was never married or had children of her own. Every year on mother’s day she is showered with visitors, food, and gifts. She has babysat four generations of children in our family and will

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Their family got together every opportunity they could. They had many traditional things they did as a family such as a gathering of family every year for her grandmother’s death, but as a celebration. Every year on Christmas Eve her family would also draw together to exchange gifts at different relative’s houses. The interviewee stated this became a tradition for her family because the married people in the family had to attend festivities at their spouses’ relatives. English and Spanish are both spoken in the Hispanics households. The majority of the older members of the family only speak Spanish. My interviewee stated that she did not know how to speak Spanish, but her mother did and fluently. She stated that her mother has always told her that she needed to know Spanish because that was her heritage, but she never felt it very necessary. The Hispanic culture celebrates the coming of age which is called a 15 or Quinceaneras. The Quinceanernas is usually a big production for the girls. The girls have escorts and dress in a formal type ballroom dress and have many of her friends and relatives there for the celebration. My interviewee stated that she did not have a Quinceaneras because she did not really get into it. She also stated that she got pregnant and did not want her parents to spend all that money for the celebration. The boys on the other hand do not go all out with this type of celebration, but instead celebrate at their

Being a Latina born in America and growing up here, I was taught celebrating American culture like, Memorial, independence and Labor Day, with the explosion of bright colorful fireworks, the smell of fire when turning on the grill and the best part; no school! Also celebrating Christmas and new year’s the American way, going to church, eating, and opening presents on Christmas day. It wasn’t until 4 years ago I went to Mexico and realized there’s more to my own rooted culture and how lucky I am to have both the American and Mexican culture in my life realizing the generation of Mexican Americans are forming their own culture with both lifestyles.

First, I love attending and hosting parties, just like most Hispanic families. Parties are a tradition, We all get together as a family. We eat traditional foods like rice with mole and laugh and talk. After that we cut a party cake, open presents, we watch little kids break the pinata. Dressing up for parties is fun too. For the September Fair people dress in their traditional clothes and walk into the fair together. For Our Lady of Guadalupe, people wear matachines for dancing and shake maracas and play drums.