My friend's Quinceañera, like my sweet sixteen's, was a large celebration treated with traditional value. Large celebrations held in the honor of young girls transitioning into womanhood. Traditional gateways that our elders guide us through with presents and festivity. These are things that both me and Nicole note to be a "big deal." At least, both of our families treat the holidays with the same sort of importance. In regards to the difference's between my friend's quinces and my Sweet Sixteen's, there was a disparity in symbolic importance, formality, and cultural influences. According to my friend, there was an emphasis on ritual practices organized in her Quinceañera- done to bring good luck. For example, at her Quinceañera, 14 of her
After bringing up so many topics like that I came to realize that having a quinceanera is a one in a lifetime celebration and it will be a memory that I can cherish forever.
All birthdays are special. Birthdays celebrate life and the passing of time. In a young Mexican girl life, there is no birthday more important then her quinceañera. The quinceañera is a celebration of a girl’s journey into womanhood. The story of my fifteenth birthday is contributed for a better understanding of how special it is to celebrate a girl’s transformation into a lady, and how it differs from any other birthday she celebrates.
It can range from a fairytale princess, Cinderella, fairies and butterflies to precious moments in her life. And the third step is having a waltz. In most countries they have traditional customs were the quinceanera dances the first dance with her father. While dancing they play favorite quinceanera songs which are De Niña a Mujer (From Child to Woman) and La Ultima Muñeca (The Last Doll). It’s a special moment in time when the father and daughter are dancing. And the last step in having accessories for quinceanera includes dresses, tiaras, guest book, photo albums, champagne glasses, dolls, bibles, decorations and planning. In most countries in Mexico, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Central, and South America it’s a traditional and custom that their godparents and their parents pay for everything for her quinceanera on her fifteenth birthday. After cousin Christian finished explaining to me, she continued walking down the hall to begin to celebrate her fifteenth birthday. I told myself to never forget the first quinceanera I attended, and what she told me.
It is finally the day for my Quinceanera and my dream is finally coming true! I am at Wrigley Field! There is no where else I would rather spend this time with my friends and family than at the place of my dreams. Wrigley Field is home to the Chicago Cubs and i have nothing less of an obsession! As i walk around the stadium, the decorations blow my mind. There are balloons everywhere. Happy 15th Birthday Lauren is written in the Ivy Wall with lights. The scoreboard has everyone in my court's name and shows their picture as they walk out of the dugout, around the bases, and then line up going down the baseline. They would each be escorted by a date. My court includes Caroline McDaniel, Kaitlin Gibson, Carleigh Cameron, Riley Harcrow, Dylan Fondren, and Sydney Kilpatrick. Then it is time for my grand entrance. My dress would be white with a blinged out red and blue 23 on the back. I would of course be wearing a
The conversion from childhood to womanhood is an extremely significant event in practically any culture. This event is known as a Quinceañera, also called fiesta de quince años, fiesta de quinceañera, quince años, quinceañero or commonly known as quince which is consisted of a celebration of a girl 's fifteenth birthday with cultural roots in Latin America but celebrated all over America. Nonetheless, Hispanics, recognize this occasion by doing the celebration of a Quinceañera. The Quinceañera tradition is believed to have initiated several years ago when the Spanish conquerors initiated the tradition in Mexico while others believe the tradition began with the Aztecs. During that ancestral home of the Aztec Indians, whose empire succeeded
Quinceanera is one of the most meaningful and beautiful occasions in Mexican culture. It embarks the celebration of girl’s fifteen birthday that is anticipated with much happiness and enjoyment. It is a celebration of womanhood means she is fully ready to take on her responsibilities and is of marriageable age. The ceremony is celebrated with zest and zeal by the parents.
In Spanish-speaking communities in the United States, girls do still have a Quinceanera, but it has to be altered in the way that it is done. There are many people that do not speak Spanish in the U.S., so there’s has to be a way to coordinate these people into the celebration, since mostly even have the English Language in common. Invitations for Quinceanera are made both in Spanish and In English. The invitations that are in English might read “Sweet 15” instead of a Quinceanera. Traditions that are done during the ceremony might not be done, they might be done before the ceremony. A young girl may chose to have a “Sweet 16” instead of the traditional Quinceanera. A “Sweet 16” is the coming of age party in the United
Every culture has some form of a celebration to recognize the coming of age of a child when they are seen as a young adult to society. In Latin American countries, they call this celebration a Quinceañera and it takes place when a young girl turns fifteen. In the United States, they celebrate a Sweet 16, once the young girl turns sixteen. Both the Quinceañera and the Sweet 16 have some similarities, but they have different traditions. In Sweet 16 parties, traditions vary because of the many celebrations for girls with different ethnic backgrounds. Traditional themes that are found in Quinceañeras include a church service, the shoe ceremony, and the last doll which symbolizes her childhood being left behind. Tradition isn’t a huge concept in
Every girl in their childhood, of the Hispanic culture, fantasies about the beautiful day their Quinceanera will come. A successful Quinceanera can be thrown with lots of planning and preparation. A Quinceanera is a once in a lifetime event, so make the effort to take the appropriate steps, to make it
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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.
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