What Is a 15Th Birthday Called
By the Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica | View Edit History. Quinceañera, (Spanish: “15 Year's [Feminine Form]”) Also Called Quinceaños or Quince Años or...
By The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica | View Edit History. quinceañera, (Spanish: “15 years [feminine form]”) also called quinceaños or quince años or simply quince, the celebration of a girl’s 15th birthday, marking her passage from girlhood to womanhood; the term is also used for the celebrant herself.
What happens when a Mexican boy turns 15?
The tradition of quinceañera dates back to the Aztecs 500 BC and is a celebration of coming of age at 15 when the boys would become warriors and the girls would become wives of warriors or a preparation of adulthood (Alvarez, 2007; Learn NC, 2016; Lopez, 2007).
What is special about turning 15?
Turning 15 marked the transition into womanhood: the start of menstruation, the need of training for marriage, childbearing and responsibilities within society. The quinceanera would be sent away to school for proper training and a celebration awaited her return.
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