La Quinceanera By: Raegan and Hannah

What does it celebrate? A Quinceanera is a Mexican girl’s 15 birthday party. This party also celebrates the girl’s becoming a woman. A Quinceanera is similar to an American Sweet 16 and a sweet 16 can also celebrate a girl becoming a woman.

Traditions At a Quinceanera the girl who the party is for must wear a pink, fluffy, frilly dress. The girl’s godparents give her gifts mostly jewelry to go with her dress. At the party damas or maids of honor and chambelanes or escorts will sit around the celebrant.

Who goes to a Quinceanera? The girl’s family, parents, cousins, siblings, aunts, uncles, and grandparents come to the Quinceanera. The celebrant’s godparents also attend. The girl invites her friends, both boys and girls.

What does the Celebrant need for a Quinceanera? The celebrant needs to have : A crown A ring Shoes Gloves A dress

Does your family have to be Mexican to have a Quinceanera? What type of food you have at a Quinceanera depends on what your Hispanic background is. Some foods you might find at a Quinceanera are things like white rice, yellow rice, pinto bean soup, black beans, garbanzo beans, meat stew, and grilled steak.

What are the origins of the Quinceanera The Quinceanera is a custom of the Aztec indians. The words “ La Quinceanera” comes from the Spanish number Quince, which means 15. The Quinceanera, during the Aztec times, was important because it showed that a girl was ready to be married.

Class Quiz What color dress does the celebrant wear? Pink What ancient Indian tribe is the Quinceanera a custom of? The Aztecs What Spanish number/s do the words “ La Quinceanera” come from? Quince

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