La quinceañera (Quince) is a ritual by Latinos that introduces a young girl on her fifteenth birthday into the ages of a young lady and introduces her into the passage into woman-hood. She is taught how to cook, clean, weave and take care of her household; she is also expected to get married and have children; or like in some countries become nuns. The tradition has come a long way into the Hispanic community and other communities as well, it has become a huge celebration, a religion process and the creation of new communities and their coming together. These events helps our families stay closer, it helps how to take on responsibilities and help the consumerism of 2015. La Quinceañera (Quince) a new coming into the sweet sixteen of 2015, becoming more popular and well known among Latino and American cultures.
In the United States it is called a sweet sixteen much different in modern days than in the 1930’s, it’s all about value, competition a big celebration how much was their dress, who has the most expensive dinner, who has the cutest boyfriend and learning how to drive. They see the value of this tradition as you might say “priceless.” Value can also have many means as in this context, value can mean worth or cost. “But though fifteen and sixteen-year-old girls are really good at knowing who is coming to the event, they are not good at knowing what charges are for the hall or should they have fish instead of beef for one hundred (54) This old ritual has given a new face and a high cost to this event. The capital of the Quinceañera is almost smothered by the superficial cost of the celebration.
In Julia Alvares essay “Once upon a Quinceañera” she speaks to Isabella Wall, speakers, writers and other professionals as well including the Quinceañera (Quince) themselves. She searches for the true value behind the Quinceañera and the complex factors that creates its worth. Alvarez speaks with Isabella Well founder of one-stop Quinceañera website, they...