The Importance of Young Chicanas in the Traditional Quinceanera Ceremony - short essay
Date Submitted: 10/04/2004 01:19:55
Category: / Society & Culture / Geography
Length: 1 pages (307 words)
Category: / Society & Culture / Geography
Length: 1 pages (307 words)
The Quinceanera is a traditional Latin American celebration of a girl's fifteenth birthday.
The religious practice is symbolic of a young girl's transition into womanhood. The frequency
of the ritual in America is decreasing more and more every year. The majority of the
celebrations now are held for first and second generations of immigrants, but rarely for the third.
Before long, the fiesta will only be conducted for first generation immigrants. Then,
maybe the performance …
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…better understanding of the ritual
and its origins. Also, I would like to prove that the ritual promotes religion and heritage in the
Latin American youth that is imperative in preserving their culture. If this ceremony, along with
several others, continues to regress at the same rate that it is now, Latin Americans will soon
become part of the American melting pot. Hence, no longer being recognized as "Latin
America" and only as American citizens.
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