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A Non-latino's Guide To The Quinceanera

What is a quinceanera? The Quince girl receives the tiara and
The Quinceanera is a tremendous event in scepter from her grandmother,
Latin culture, one rich with tradition memorializing her arrival as a young
and heritage. So much so that an outside woman. When the Mass is over she will
visitor to the Quince celebration might sometimes leave the flowers on the
feel overwhelmed by the terms and church's altar as a prayer offering.
traditions. The Quinceanera Fiesta
What is a chambelane? Why does the girl The fiesta is a time to celebrate the
change shoes at the fiesta? Why are there occasion. The Quince girl may have up to
so many people in the court? several hundred guests in a party that
If you're planning to attend a lasts well into the night. Music plays a
Quinceanera but you're not sure what it large role, as does dancing.
means or why the celebration is Traditionally, the quince girl will first
important, read on. dance with her father after receiving her
The Quinceanera first pair of zapatillas, or heeled
A Quinceanera celebrates a Latina girl's shoes. The second dance is for her
fifteenth birthday, or quince anos - her honored escort, or chambelane de honor.
official coming of age within her The honor court, or corte de honor,
community. The Quinceanera, sometimes consists of the men and women who stand
abbreviated to simply "Quince," is an with the Quince girl at her fiesta. In
ancient custom with its roots in Aztec modern times, it includes seven
fertility rites and European debutante chambelanes, or escorts; and damas, or
balls. The traditional Quinceanera ladies. Combined with the quince girl,
includes a Misa de Acción de Gracias, or the court totals fifteen young men and
Thanksgiving Mass, at her family's women. In times past, all the damas would
church. Following the Mass, the girl wear a different colored dress, achieving
attends a fiesta in her honor. a rainbow effect. Modern gowns more
The Quinceanera is second only to a closely coordinate with the quince girl's
woman's wedding day among important gown, much like brides and bridesmaids.
occasions. It's a time when the whole The quince girl's father will usually
community celebrates. make a toast to her daughter's continued
The Quinceanera Mass health and good fortune. The ultima
The Quince girl attends the Misa de muneca is also sometimes given to one of
Acción de Gracias accompanied by her the younger girls present - often a
parents, grandparents, and a special set younger sister or cousin. It is sometimes
of godparents chosen for the occasion thrown in the air, as a wedding bouquet.
(called padrinos). At the beginning of Finally, the quince girl and her parents
the Mass, the girl presents her ultima will extend their thanks to the guests.
muneca, or last doll, and exchanges it While this was sometimes done to draw the
for a bouquet of flowers, called el ramo. celebration to a close, in modern times
During the ceremony, the priest blesses it is often performed near the beginning
several items including a new Bible, a of the fiesta, while everyone is present.
rosary (rosario), a tiara, and a scepter.




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