A quincenera(pronounced"kin-sin-yera) is a special celebration held for many girls in spanish-speaking communities of the United States and in Latin America on their fifteenth birthday.the celebration may be different in different countries.the word quincenera can refer to the celebration or to the girl. this birthday is special because it celebrates that a girl is not a child anymore and because a woman. itis a very important day for many young girls,a day they dream about fom a long time. Everyone who knows the girls will celebrate it with a church ceremony and a big party.
there is a lot of preparation before aquincenera celebration. the most important and expensive thing is the girl dress. them dress is like a bride dress but is usually pink howevre,today many girls wear dresses in other light colors'also.the birthday girl chooses fourteen girls and fourteen boys who will be her attendants at the ceremony and the ceremony and the dinner dance that follows.Traditionally,these girls and boys are younger than the birthday girl,but sometimes they are the the same age. the dresses for the girls must be in the same color and style,just as the suits for the boys are in the same color and style. the reaspn for this the family orders a cake that is special like a wedding cake. Sometimes the godparents pay for it. Many times,the cake is so big that it needs a special table.