Quinceaneras (for
girls) & Quinceaneros (for boys)
- This celebration is a party for a girl or a boy on their 15th
birthday.
Most Quinceaneras are very fancy events. This
celebration honors the beginning of a girl becoming a woman (or a
boy becoming a man.)
The Quinceanera is the name of the celebration
for girls. Each girl choose an escort for the party. Once upon a
time, 14
girls and 14 boys made up the Court of Honor. Today, that
number is more typically 6 girls and 6 boys.
The boys
wear tuxedos. Girls in the Court of Honor wear matching formal
dresses that are made especially for this event. The birthday girl
wears a white dress, which looks like a wedding dress. She also
wears a special necklace her parents have bought her for this
special day. Often she wears a tiara.
The court walks down the aisle together in pairs,
followed by the Quinceanera and her escort. The walking and
blessing celebration is followed by a big feast with music and
dancing. There is a special cake that is cut. Every guest gets a
piece of cake.
To learn more about Quinceanera, click here: Quinceanera