La Quinceanera is also known as Mis Quince in many areas. This party marks the fifteenth birthday of a young Hispanic girl. Very similar to a mixture between the Bat Mitzvah and a Sweet Sixteenth party this could be a huge event. Families are known to save up money long before the fifteenth birthday to make this the most lavish party ever. Lavish it can be, too.
The Quinceanera can involve live bands, limos, flowers, catered food, and heaps of gifts. Its normal for the young girl celebrating her fifteenth to choose a particularly stylish ball robe dress for the occasion. The family and friends members will also dress up for the quinceanera, but the birthday girl can not be outshined by any one. La Quinceanera comes from the Spanish for the fifteenth birthday, and as discussed before its ordinarily celebrated in Hispanic cultures in places such as Mexico and South America. It is also a spiritual party for everyone concerned with the party. A church service is held before the party where the priest speaks about the significance of the Quinceanera practice.
In old custom the complete group follows the party girl thru the city in parade formation to where the party happens. Now, though its more sure to be a parade of automobiles. At the party the 15 years old will have her conventional ‘first’ coed dance with a boy, signaling that she is growing up. Then others join her on the dance floor for some fun and probably to earn some dance floor prizes.