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La Quinceañera

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Acabamos de regresar de la iglesia, donde ocurrió una misa linda y breve. En el fondo se ve una mesa, adornada con varias cazuelas de comida, quienes contienen las recetas de nuestros antepasados. Los olores llenan el aire y también el corazón de felicidad, recordándonos del gran amor con que se han preparado estos platos. Toda la familia, los amigos y vecinos se visten en sus mejores prendas y se unen para celebrar este evento tan importante. Esta celebración es más que un cumpleaños.  Es el día en que la joven cumpleañera es presentada ante la sociedad y el mundo como una mujer por primera vez. Ésta es la fiesta de quince años, ésta es la quinceañera._ _El rito de la ceremonia puede variar entre los países latino-americanos. En México, es costumbre que la familia le presente a la joven su primer par de tacones, señalando que ahora es mujer. En Ecuador, la fiesta es concluida con “la hora loca,” donde los invitados se disfrazan en máscaras y pelucas para bailar al ritmo de música rápida y alegre.  Sin embargo, todas las culturas tienen una costumbre en común: el vestido de la quinceañera.  La joven se luce, poniéndose una diadema de perlas o diamantes acompañado por un vestido elaborado de tela vibrante, reluciendo como una piedra preciosa.  Y es de esta manera que la joven, con la bendición de la iglesia y su familia, es reconocida como una señorita ante la sociedad._ We are congregated here in a beautiful room decorated with flowers made of paper. We just left the church where there was a brief but lovely mass. In the back stands a table loaded with casseroles of food whose recipes date back many generations. Their aromas fill the air, as well as our hearts, with joy, reminding us of the love with which the meal was prepared. The family, our friends, our neighbors, all dressed to the nines, gather together for this special occasion. Today is more than a birthday. It’s the day when a young girl is presented to society and to the world as a woman for the first time. This is her fifteenth birthday; this is her quinceañera. The rituals of this ceremony vary among different Latin American countries. In Mexico, for example, it is customary for the parents to present to their daughter her first pair of high heels. In Ecuador, the party finishes with the “crazy hour,” during which the guests don wigs and masks and dance to fast music. Nevertheless, they all have one ritual in common: the quinceañera’s dress. The young woman of honor lights up the room, her pearls and diamond necklace shining radiantly above an elaborate gown of brilliantly colored fabric, shimmering like a precious stone. It is in this fashion that the birthday girl, with the blessing of her church and her family, takes recognition as a woman in the face of society. Nayeli Uresti And Family Photogrphed By Jen Siska In Los Angeles On May 17, 2014. Hazel And Genecie Chavez Photographed By Jen Siska, Los Angeles In May 2014. Lys Huerta and Friends Photographed by Michael Tighe at Almansor Court, Los Angeles in May 2014. _Photographers_: Jen Siska at JenSiska.com and Michael Tighe at Michaeltighephotography.com. _Event Organizer:_ Celia Barrios at TiarasandTacones.com. _Quinceañera Hosts:_ Maria Ceja & Stacia Solis-Torres at Almansorcourt.com