15 years old. This means I finally get to have my Quinceanera! You may be wondering‚ “What is a Quinceanera?”. A Quinceanera is a Hispanic tradition that celebrates a young girl’s coming of age. I may live in America‚ but my family is HIspanic. My dad is from South America‚ and my mom is from Mexico. I can’t wait to be able to celebrate my Hispanic heritage! Another question you may have is‚ “Why do Hispanics have a Quinceanera?”. The Quinceanera celebrates a young girl’s (Me!) and acknowledges her
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A Quinceañera A quinceañera is a religious tradition in the Hispanic culture in which a girl‚ is also called a quinceañera‚ is welcomed to womanhood. When reaching womanhood she is considered to be more of an adult than a child. The quinceañera attends a church service dressed in a beautiful dress with maids of honor and chambermaids that accompany her. The parents and godparents sit with the quinceañera during the church service. The mass symbolizes her reaching maturity as her family will now view
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Ana Vazquez Mrs. Valdes English 51 7 February 2013 My Quinceañera Celebrating a quinceañera was not only about having a big party but also a tradition that helped shape me into the person I am today. To nearly all teenage girls what comes to mind when they think or hear about a quinceañera is the party. They imagine the dress‚ the limousine‚ the enormous reception hall and the dance. Problem is; that most eager birthday girls including myself‚ it takes the whole experience to really understand
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and Contrast Essay “The Quinceanera Text” and “Ovatniah” are two very similar and very different fictional stories. Although there are a lot of differences between the two‚ both stories are equally wonderful to curl up with and read. In the story “Ovatniah‚” Marie spends the summer in a place that is very different from her home. Being where she is‚ Marie goes through some changes within her life‚ and Marie has to make a tough decision‚ and in the story “The Quinceanera Text” Ana wants a cell phone
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Once Upon a Quinceanera The quinceañera‚ the fifteenth birthday celebration for a Latina girl‚ is quickly becoming an American event. This legendary party is a sight to behold: lavish ball gowns‚ extravagant catered meals‚ DJs‚ limousines‚ and multi-tiered cakes. The must haves for a "quince" are becoming as numerous and costly as a prom or wedding. And yet‚ this elaborate ritual also hearkens back to traditions from native countries and communities‚ offering young Latinas a chance to connect
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tradition to have a quinceañera when a girl turns fifteen in the Hispanic culture. The reason for that is to celebrate the coming of womanhood and maturity. Well it’s beem like that over a long period of time‚ and even though that tradition is still happening today‚ the purpose of that tradition has pretty much faded. Now a days the only reason to have a quinceañera is to throw a big party‚ have the biggest and prettiest dress‚ and to dance all night. I in that case had a quinceañera for that purpose
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stereotype. In quinceañeras‚ and in the Ballrooms of Detroit stereotypes are points of conflict where as traditionalists people confirm their membership in a group by perpetuating them‚ and as non-traditionalists they refuse to conform to stereotypes that have been placed on them by society. There are those in the popular media who use archetypes to include minority groups into a narrative about the dominant culture. The argument being that they are being inclusive by
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SPECIFIC PURPOSE: I want to inform my audience about my experience teaching the Quinceanera’s Court to dance for my daughter’s Fifteen Birthday party. PRIMARY AUDIENCE OUTCOME: I want my audience to know about my experience teaching the quinceanera’s court to dance for my daughter’s fifteen birthday party. CONTRIBUTING AUDIENCE OUTCOMES: I want my audience to know: * Teaching them to dance was difficult. * Teaching them to dance was challenging. * Teaching them to dance was rewarding
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My Quinceanera was three years ago‚ and it was an experience I will never forget. A Quinceanera is a Hispanic traditional ceremony when a little girl becomes a young lady at the age of fifteen. In the eyes of the church and family my life as I knew it would be different from this special event. I left my childhood behind in one day‚ I remember the church ceremony‚ the reception‚ and my Sunday dinner for my court of honor. At the church is where you are told what is expected of you as a young lady
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remember attending my sisters Quinceañera‚ and it being such a sentimental experience. Especially when she danced her first waltz with my uncle and my mom interrupted by giving her the last doll that moment almost made me cry. As my daughter is getting closer to her fifteenth birthday‚ I am getting a mixture of feelings because it means her Quinceañera time is near. Growing up in a Hispanic culture one celebrates the passageway of a girl into a young lady with a Quinceañera‚ which is done when the young
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