A quincenera (pronouned "kin-sin-yera") in a special celebration heldfor many girls in Spanish-speaking communities of the United Statesand in Latin America on their fifteenth birthday. The celebration maybe different in different countries. The word quincenera can refer to thecelebration ro to the girl. Thin birthday is special because it celebratesthat a girl is not a child anymore and has become a wonan. It is a veryimportant day for many young girls, a day they drem about for a longtime. Everyone who knows the girl will celebrate it with a churchceremony and a big party.