Coming of Age: Julia Alvarez tackles the ritual of quinceanera

“On any given weekend, the celebration of teenage girls embracing their rite-of-passage into womanhood can be heard from parishes, community-halls, private clubs and backyards across Santa Cruz County and throughout the country. Arriving by stretch-limo, accompanied with her hand-picked court of 14 couples, one for each of her years, and dressed in traditional pale-pink gown and crowning tiara, a young Latinas coming-of-age is often compared to a mini-wedding without the groom.”

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