Why is 16th Birthday of a girl known as Sweet 16th Birthday?

Question

My Birthday is on 8th January 2007 and I'm going to be a 16 year old girl, teenager, that's why I want to know the question above.
Thanks. And have a Happy New Year

Answer 1

YOU ARE GOING TO BE YOUNG ACCORDING TO THE EYES OF PEOPLE. SO ALWAYS DO THE GOOD THINGS WHICH MAKE YOUR PARENTS HEAD HIGH.

Answer 2

First off, Happy Birthday. The reason it is known as a "Sweet Sixteen" party is because of the joy of becoming a sixteen year old. There is a difference between a sweet sixteen party and just a party for your birthday however. a sweet sixteen party is supposed to be an enormous even where everyone you know is invited which can cost several hundred dollars. a regular party would be your close friends doing something you enjoy. the reason for these parties is because 16 is the kind of ideal year. still exempt from taxes as a teenager and potentially not needing to work, yet still having the freedom to drive and be a young adult. therefore this "sweet sixteen" party is an expression of your freedom.
Happy birthday

~Scholar~

Answer 3

A 'sweet sixteen' is a traditional birthday party for girls to have when they turn sixteen years old. In parts of the United States and Canada, sixteen is the age at which one may obtain a driver's license. It is also the age of consent in many states, hence it is viewed by many adolescents as an important milestone.

The term can also be derived to mean turning 16 without having been kissed.

Some say that the origins of a 'sweet sixteen' are definitely in the debutante ball.

With its origins in a French word (debuter: to begin) and English tradition, the debut has captured the fancy of modern-day America, even managing to survive cynicism, feminism and the evolution of the contemporary teenager.

The days are long gone when young women of 17th-century England were introduced to the royal court by making a formal bow to the reigning monarch. But the debut still marks the transformation from girl to woman, from student to member of society.

Like its sister coming-of-age rituals - the quinceanera in Hispanic tradition and the bat mitzvahs in Jewish religious observance - the debut is also a chance for society to share its pride in its young ladies of late-high school and early-college age, and its pleasure at having them enter into community service.

PS - Happy 16th to ya!

Answer 4

Probably a century or two ago, sixteen was the age when a girl in our culture was considered eligible for marriage, or at least for dating or courtship. The Sweet Sixteen party, or at least a little celebration, marked the birthday when a girl would start being considered as a young woman.

In Hispanic culture, the age is fifteen, the Quinceanera.

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Answer 5

Happy Birthday!!!
16 is a sweet age, it really is... 16 years old girls are always sweet!!
Maybe, they say that, because you´ll become a teenager.

Answer 6

Have a dance party ..... musical chairs are for children between the age of 2 and 6

Answer 7

because 16th year is the year where girls are more excited for every thing. they r very clean in mind, very innocently. every thing they look at is very beautiful to them and they look very beautiful...

wish u a memorable sweet 16th happy birthday...

Answer 8

I dont know either...I'm going to be 16 this year too...probably just about becoming a young woman.

Answer 9

its an indication of probelm , dear ,as ur entering into that age becareful. i wish a happy new year and happy birthday dear sweety

Answer 10

Possibly girls are supposed to attain the sweetest state ,physical and mental qualities that pleases.