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quinceañera  

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  • In its most simple definition, a quinceañera refers to a young woman's 15th birthday party to celebrate her coming of age. The Spanish word quince (15) added to añera means “the 15-year-old,” but the term quinceañera refers to both the girl turning 15 and the party associated with this birthday. [Source: Multicultural America: A Multimedia Encyclopedia; Quinceañera]

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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/quinceañera

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