The parents get dress ready for the girl.
Preparation before
a quincenera celebration
The girl chooses 14 girls and 14 boys to be her attendants.
The family orders a special cake.
The parents rent a hall for the party and rent a band to play music.
The parents decide on the special food to serve the guests.
The night before the girl’s fifteen birthday
A band plays in the evening outside the girl’s window.
The girl’s family, her godparents, her attendants attend a religious ceremony in the church.
The church ceremony
They pose for photographs.
They leave the church for the party.
The party begins with a dinner.
The big party
The girl dances the first dance with her father.
The attendants start to dance followed by the guest and they all dance until midnight.
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