Check out today's 12 stories - Knowledge is Power!
Posted on: April 29th, 2008
Filed Under: [ Latinas ] [ Tomás' Picks ] [ Non-US News ] [ Style ]
Some girls are born princesses. Others have to scrape for their tiaras. But when they get their day — as about 300 Mexican girls did this weekend — they relish it to the fullest.
They were part of a massive quinceañera celebration, the traditional coming-out party for Mexican girls turning 15. Dressed in colorful gowns and with hair coiffed like movie stars, the girls danced, shrieked and embraced on a stage in the capital’s main plaza.
Most of the girls come from poor families and typically would be left wanting in a ritual that illustrates the gap between Mexico’s haves and have-nots.”*
Stumble it! |
|
Other posts that may interest you
Mexico City stages mass quinceanera party
Search on for Puerto Rican princesses - Bronx Puerto Rican Day Parade
Book Review: 'Estrella's Quinceanera' needs to act its age
Mass in Spanish draws faithful to Bridgeton - New Jersey
Hispanic-American Girls Dream of Lavish Coming Out ... Parents and Industry Comply
Mexican leftist seeks to re-ignite movement one year after contested election loss
Double-Tongued Word Wrester Dictionary: quinceañera
15 is magical for Hispanic girls, companies that cater to them
