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why would you to a sweet sixteenth BD party girl that she has now becoma a woman, when in actuality she is a young and beautiful lady..
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updated Aug 15, 2017
posted by Carmelita6193
Please capitalise at all times , I think your sentence is missing something. - ray76, Aug 14, 2017
Welcome to SpanishDict, Carmelita. Ray is correct...you must use proper capitalization. Thanks. - rac1, Aug 14, 2017
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In a lot of Spanish, and by inheritance, Latin American traditions, the celebration of 15-16 years of age (for girls) and 17-18 years of age for boys, is considered a right of passage, the time when the child becomes woman/man respectively.
This used to be quite formal hundreds of years ago. It is far less so nowadays, but some cultural notions remain entrenched.
updated Aug 14, 2017
posted by Gekkosan
Gekko, i guess this is what the hispanohablantes refer to as a Quinceañera...is this correct/am I right, please? - FELIZ77, Aug 14, 2017
I was meaning for a girl, of course ;) - FELIZ77, Aug 14, 2017
Yes, Feliz, a "Quinceañera" is a special big-deal party thrown to celebrate a girl's 15th birthday. They can be unbelievably extravagant and expensive events. - Gekkosan, Aug 14, 2017
Oftentimes girls are given the choice between an expensive quinceañera party, or something like a cruise or trip (tour) to Europe. - Gekkosan, Aug 14, 2017
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updated Aug 15, 2017
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