Quinceañeras

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Quinceañeras are big parties for 15 year old girls.

Look at the girl in her party dress!

These parties began in Mexico with the Aztecs.

Quinceaneras are an Quinceaneras are an initiation into initiation into society.society.

The initiation used to The initiation used to be to demonstrate and be to demonstrate and enforce the important enforce the important aspects of the cultureaspects of the culture.

Quinceaneras used to be to present the young girl to the community as ladies.

The quinceaneras signified the girls becoming charming women

and taking on responsibilities.

Mexican girls today look forward to the parties with pride and excitement.

In Mexico, the In Mexico, the quinceanera begins with quinceanera begins with

a thanksgiving mass.a thanksgiving mass.

The family and godparents of The family and godparents of the girl attend the the girl attend the

thanksgiving mass.thanksgiving mass.

At the mass, the girl At the mass, the girl graciously receives a rosary graciously receives a rosary or necklace.or necklace.

The girl receives a tiara also.The girl receives a tiara also.

Before leaving mass, the girl leaves her bouquet on the alter of the virgin Mary.

After mass, the girl goes to After mass, the girl goes to her party where her friends her party where her friends and family give her presents.and family give her presents.

The party can be in the girl’s The party can be in the girl’s house, the street, a house, the street, a banquet hall, or a casino.banquet hall, or a casino.

To start the To start the party, the girl party, the girl dances with dances with her damas and her damas and chambelanes.chambelanes.

The damas include the friends or sisters of the girl.

After the dance with the After the dance with the chmbelanes and damas, the chmbelanes and damas, the girl dances with her family.girl dances with her family.

After the family dance, After the family dance, everyone dances.everyone dances.

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When the dancing ends, dinner begins and a band plays.

All night the guests eat, All night the guests eat, talk, and dance.talk, and dance.

The morning after the The morning after the party, there’s a special party, there’s a special breakfast.breakfast.

The close friends and family The close friends and family of the girl attend the of the girl attend the

breakfast and eat the left breakfast and eat the left over food from the party.over food from the party.

I wish that I could’ve I wish that I could’ve had a quinceanera.had a quinceanera.

Hopefully, this unique Hopefully, this unique tradition will continue for tradition will continue for a long time.a long time.

Me fixing picadillo.