Childhood to Womanhood
The day every hispanic/ latina awaits had finally come my way. Attending so many Quinceañeras throughout my lifetime helped me create a more vivid idea of what I wanted. I became almost obsessed with the idea of having a Quinceañera after seeing how perfect my special day could turn out. it's the first and only event in a girl’s life that transitions her from childhood to womanhood. I remember like if it was yesterday when i attended my last Quinceañera, I was about eleven years old. my cousin and I would warn each other on not getting the same colored dress as each other. Even though our Quinceañeras would be a year apart, the last thing we wanted was to end up wearing the same colored dress. Our parties mattered to us so much that it became a competition on who would have the best and …show more content…
I must admit that it is every hispanic girl’s dream, (including myself) to have a big party accompanied with lots of family and friends, and most importantly great music. I would always tell myself, “it's barely a year away”. And before I knew it that year away turned into six months away and then a couple weeks. To give you a little background, in some families (not all), Quinceañeras are treated like a wedding, besides the obvious fact that there’s no husband. A Quinceañera consists of inviting almost everyone you know, hiring a band to play live music, a photographer, a videographer, catering, lots of liquor, a Catholic church ceremony, and hiring a dance instructor to teach the girl and her five friends/family to dance a mix of songs to present for the big day. Quinceañeras are celebrated in Mexico, and South America along with other spanish speaking countries. Although quinceneras sound like a bundle of fun, they also come along with a bundle of stress. The stress that I got from planning my big party made me gain fifteen pounds and I turned into an emotional wreck. Little did I know that my dress was no longer going to fit me
The day every hispanic/ latina awaits had finally come my way. Attending so many Quinceañeras throughout my lifetime helped me create a more vivid idea of what I wanted. I became almost obsessed with the idea of having a Quinceañera after seeing how perfect my special day could turn out. it's the first and only event in a girl’s life that transitions her from childhood to womanhood. I remember like if it was yesterday when i attended my last Quinceañera, I was about eleven years old. my cousin and I would warn each other on not getting the same colored dress as each other. Even though our Quinceañeras would be a year apart, the last thing we wanted was to end up wearing the same colored dress. Our parties mattered to us so much that it became a competition on who would have the best and …show more content…
I must admit that it is every hispanic girl’s dream, (including myself) to have a big party accompanied with lots of family and friends, and most importantly great music. I would always tell myself, “it's barely a year away”. And before I knew it that year away turned into six months away and then a couple weeks. To give you a little background, in some families (not all), Quinceañeras are treated like a wedding, besides the obvious fact that there’s no husband. A Quinceañera consists of inviting almost everyone you know, hiring a band to play live music, a photographer, a videographer, catering, lots of liquor, a Catholic church ceremony, and hiring a dance instructor to teach the girl and her five friends/family to dance a mix of songs to present for the big day. Quinceañeras are celebrated in Mexico, and South America along with other spanish speaking countries. Although quinceneras sound like a bundle of fun, they also come along with a bundle of stress. The stress that I got from planning my big party made me gain fifteen pounds and I turned into an emotional wreck. Little did I know that my dress was no longer going to fit me