A Quinceanera celebrates a young girl turning 15. A Quinceanera is a very big party. The Quinceanera recognizes a girl’s journey from childhood to maturity. The customs of a Quinceanera highlight God, family, friends, music, a lot of food, and dancing. They also embrace religious customs, and the virtues of family and social responsibility. Many families today are merging their American and Hispanic heritages by choosing to celebrate a Sweet Sixteen. For their fifteenth birthday the Hispanic do the full-blown quinceanera traditions. The Quinceanera consist of the religious ceremony, the reception, the tiara with the number sixteen, and much more. The families are encouraged to select the customs that have a special meaning to them and add …show more content…
the customs that they wish to celebrate. This makes the quinceanera very unique and special to the family.
In the Puerto Rican, Cuban, Mexican, Central and South American traditions, the custom can be referred to as a Quince, a Quinces, a Quinceanera, a Quinceanero, or a Fiesta Rosa. The Quinceanera usually begins with a religious ceremony. After the quinceanera there is a reception. A reception is held in the home or a banquet hall. The festivities of these parties food, music, and in most a choreographed waltz or dance performed by the Quinceanera and her court. It is very traditional for the quinceanera to choose some of her special friends to participate in her Court of Honor. Normally these special friends are some of her closest friends, her brothers, sisters, cousins. It is mostly the special people in her life with whom she wants to share the spotlight with her. Her Court of Honor can be comprised of all young girls which is called Dama, or all young men which is called Chambelan or Escorte or Galan, or she can have a combination of both young girls and young men. Traditionally the Quinceanera wears a ball gown, with her Court of Honor dressed in gowns and tuxedos. Traditionally the guests recieve small tokens, capias, and ceramicas, which is to commemorate the
celebration. The quinceanera also receives a tiara, cross or medal, and bible or prayer book and rosary. Other accessories for the party also includes a flower bouquet, cake decoration, cake server set, champagne glasses, the last doll, guest book, photo album, invitations/reception cards, ceremony pillows, and guest favors. There is also another tradition that is very important to this ceremony which is the Changing of the Shoes. Usually the father changes the young girl’s flat shoes to high heels.
I shouldn’t have a quinceanera , what’s so important you turning fifteen having a huge party having a big dress , food , make-up , and hair done . every one turn fifteen and some people don’t make a huge party and go all out just for you turning a age , it’s not a big deal turning fifteen you still a teen you're not an adult yet , your still a kid.
Through the study of the Peruvian society using articles like “The “Problem of the Indian...” and the Problem of the Land” by Jose Carlos Mariátegui and the Peruvian film La Boca del Lobo directed by Francisco Lombardi, it is learned that the identity of Peru is expressed through the Spanish descendants that live in cities or urban areas of Peru. In his essay, Mariátegui expresses that the creation of modern Peru was due to the tenure system in Peru and its Indigenous population. With the analyzation of La Boca del Lobo we will describe the native identity in Peru due to the Spanish treatment of Indians, power in the tenure system of Peru, the Indian Problem expressed by Mariátegui, and the implementation of Benedict Andersons “Imagined Communities”.
The Quinceañera is a celebration in Latin America that is very comparable to our Sweet 16 celebration, also know as the fiesta de quince años. The origination of the word comes from the feminine term of fifteen-year-old in Spanish. The overall celebration marks the transition from childhood to becoming a young woman. In earlier times this celebration was meant to be a teaching point for young women to learn how to cook, weave, and the art of becoming a mother. Depending on the family specifically, some can carry a religious tone, and some can be more traditional and casual.
The Latinos make up close to 16 percent of the total American population, thus becoming the 2nd largest ethnic community. Just like many other migrant populations, the Latinos seek to keep in touch with their Hispanic traditions and cultures. As Alvarez puts it, children born in the US are thus taught certain cultural events and values so as to maintain their lineage. The most common one as discussed by Alvarez in her book is the quinceañera. This refers to a girl’s celebration as she reaches fifteen. This day of celebration is supposed to mark a girl’s transition from being a child to an adult woman. Among other traditional symbols, these parties are huge and include choreographed dances and ball gowns.
The first major item must be the spectacular, gorgeous, amazing dress. Take caution that the dress must be chosen first, because the quinceanera is centered around the colors of the chosen dress. For instance, the decorations, the theme, and other things are centered around the specific dress. When picking the dress, take into account your personality, your favorite colors, how you want the dress to be. Together with the dress, the theme should be chosen for the party. The theme could be from butterflies, to masquerade, or any other category. In the same fashion choose your decorations, imagine how your Quinceanera will look like with each option. Additionally, entertainment is a key factor in your Quinceanera and should be chosen depending on the guest. Equally important is the music that will be played, and if a band or dj is to perform. Moreover the venue should be chosen depending on how many guest were invited, what is the better price, and what you find more appealing. Finally choose an invitation that matches with the theme, however choose wisely for the invitation will represent your
Ever since I was young I wanted to have a Quinceanera. I always wanted to wear a long and fluffy dress and a shiny crown on my head. I always saw many girls on t.v or family members have their own Quinceanera, so I decided that I wanted to have mine as well. Quinceanera are family traditions, in Mexico it’s when a young girl is about to become fifteen years old they have a Quinceanera, which represents that you are turning into a young woman.
Cinco de Mayo, also known as the Anniversary of the Battle of Puebla, is a national holiday in Mexico that commemorates the 1862 Mexican victory over the French forces of Napoleon III in Puebla, Mexico. This holiday, celebrated on the fifth of May, has deep roots in Mexican culture, but in American-Mexican culture as well. Cinco de Mayo serves as a proud reminder of an unlikely victory, as well as a day to express and cherish Mexican pride and heritage.
There can be many reasons why only girls receive a quinceañera and not boys. One reason can be from my opinion is that girls when they are young are seen as little girls and that once they reach the age of 15 they become young women and their role changes from when they where little girls. They have a quince to show that this young girl has become a young women and is ready to take on the responsibilities of a young women in her community. According to www.learnnc.org, “Mother and other women of the community instruct the girl in her duties and responsibilities, urging her to follow the correct path, remaining true to her people and their traditions, in her life.” what she is trying to state is that by a young girl having a quince their mother or any female relative can help her explain to her the duties she has received after becoming a young woman.
There is a lot of history behind how Quinceañeras came about just like there is for several other cultural inspired events. The Mayans and the Aztecs first celebrated this event. What happened was that on a girl’s fifteenth birthday they were looked upon as a woman and ready to marry and have children. After her fifteenth birthday she would learn how to cook, clean and care for a house and children. If a woman did not end up marrying after her celebration then she would become a nun or stay home and take care of her parents. Women were looked highly upon and were valued and respected for their ability to bear children. Today, however, the celebration is more symbolic of adulthood and gaining responsibilities and opportunities to date and learn more about their culture and religion.
...ood that is served has many sides and is commonly brought out to the guest as they are watching the dance. The dessert is the most important part of dinner, because it is the birthday cake. The cake is the centerpiece of the party, and is decorated accordingly to the designs in the room. A quinceañera cake can be similar to a bridal cake in size and elegance. It is generally stacked and topped with gorgeous icing to attract attention. Loud music is played throughout the night for dancing and having a great time, celebrating a young Mexican girls fifteenth birthday.
A quinceañera is an event that is celebrated worldwide. The term “quinceañera” means fifteenth years in English. It’s an extravagant birthday bash for a young lady turning the age of fifteen.”Celebrating my quince años meant beginning a life of a new adult. It has also given me much more responsibility for my own actions” (Xochitl Comparan, Victoria, Texas). This event is celebrated differently by many diverse cultures, and as time goes by some of the traditions change. Even though the traditions may alter, the whole point for this eventful activity stays the same. The point for this event is to recognize the young lady’s transition from childhood to womanhood. This is also known as “the coming of age.” On this one day, it’s all about the girl, nothing else matters! Organizing one of these events is a very expensive and lengthy process. It takes a lot of time and dedication. There’s a lot to be incorporated in the huge event; such as planning the ceremony, every decoration detail for the reception, all the traditions that must happen during the day, and most importantly to figure out who will be a part of this ritual.
The history of a quinceanera dates back to the Aztecs in 5000 B.C. The Aztecs believed that by the age of fifteen, young boys had to take on a job of a grown man. As for the girls, the Aztecs believe that when they turned fifteen they were already a young woman. At that age, the young ladies were given instructions and responsibilities of womanhood. Young girls were also considered marriage ready by the age of fifteen. The quincearenas were plain and simple back then. The only thing the quincearena had to do that evening was to enjoy herself and have a great time with her family members and friends. The quincearenas now a days are not so plain at all nor simple. At times the birthday girl is given the opportunity to wear and choose two or three different dresses to wear on her special day. A traditional
Do I even want to have a sweet sixteen? I’ve never seen myself as the quintessential “princess”, in a flowing dress and mile high tiara. I could just wait until my eighteenth, then I’d be considered an adult, at least in American society. Do I even want a Quinceanera? It revolves around the church so much it’s practically the sun and the earth. Besides, could I even have a Quinceanera? My family would have to travel all the way to Mexico.
The second family that I interviewed was the Lyles family. Both Bro. Scotty, the father, and Mrs. Yolanda, the mother, participated in the interview and three of their children were in the room. Bro. Scotty was born and raised in Alba, Texas on the very same tree farm that he owns and operates today; he is also a deacon at our church. However, Mrs. Yolanda was born and raised in Guatemala. As a child she was raised Catholic, and is part of a large and growing family. She is one of eight children. Their family as well as anybody else in that culture celebrated their daughter’s 15th birthday with a Quinceañera which marked the transition from childhood to young womanhood. This was traditionally the first time the girls would wear make-up, nice
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