Why Is Quinceaneras Important

A quienceañera is a tradition where girls transition to women. Quienceañeras are an important tradition to the Latino community because it signifies the person is growing up, will start being responsible, and enjoy a very special moment in life. The girl will grow up and have the attention for one night as if she was living a Cinderella story. She gets to be the person with the most wishes and gets celebrated for growing up to be a woman. Quienceañeras are one of the most well known traditions in the Latino community. Quinceaneras aren't just an important hispanic tradition as a matter of fact each culture has its own coming of age tradition. Quinceaneras also have many old traditions in them by celebrating them it helps preserve the culture. Another reason Quinceaneras are important is because they also hold a lot of religious and social importance.

In Mexico the girls get to chose their very own theme party, dress, cake, dance routine, chambelanes, Godparents, church, date of party, and much more. The girls normally dream of this their whole lives because of the significance it carries in the hispanic community.Around the world people celebrate the coming of age differently by religion or culture. In America people normally celebrate the sweet 16 as a way of coming of age, they celebrate it in a way of the teenager being able to drive by getting a permit. Another example would be a bar mitzvah which is a jewish coming of age. While each coming of age tradition may be different each holds a lot of significance in its