When girls in Mexico celebrate their 15th birthday, what is it called? (I can't say or spell it.........) Thanks!
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2007-03-11 04:21:04 · 6 answers · asked by Apfel 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Other - Holidays
Celebration of the Quinceanera or sometimes called Quince Años. In some countries, such as Puerto Rico or Peru, the word Quinceañero is used instead of Quinceañera when referring to the celebration.
The traditional color of a quinceañera's dress is pink but now in modern cultures the guest of honor picks the color of the dress. She also wears a tiara because she is a princess in God's eyes that night. She holds a court with 14 girls and 15 boys which including herself would equal 30 people, or, 15 couples (to represent each year).
2007-03-11 04:29:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
La Quinceañera. The transition from childhood to womanhood is a significant passage for adolescent girls in almost all cultures. In Mexico, it is marked with the celebration of the Quinceañera, or 15th Birthday. From a north-of-the-border viewpoint, it may be seen as a cross between Sweet Sixteen and a debutante's coming out party. The celebration is a way to acknowledge that a young woman has reached sexual maturity and is thus of a marriageable age.
2007-03-11 11:32:10 · answer #2 · answered by stitch 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's more of a "sweet 15". It's called a quinceneda.
2007-03-11 14:27:58 · answer #3 · answered by Ms. Kitty knows it all 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
quinciera... or something like that.. it is the number 15 in spanish and quince, and era at the end. like her comming out party but in mexico they get out a little sooner.
2007-03-11 11:30:55 · answer #4 · answered by Patrick G 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is called Quinceanera.
2007-03-11 11:30:23 · answer #5 · answered by kd 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
la quinceanera
2007-03-11 11:28:49 · answer #6 · answered by spoonman 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋