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Extravagant coming-of-age parties
In Al's Morning Meeting, Al Tompkins highlights the rising interest in teens to have extravagant coming-of-age parties, specificially the Hispanic culture's quinceañera. If you want to write an article about this trend, here are a few interesting points Tompkins makes in his column:
  • Some families are spending tons of money on the bash that marks the occasion.
  • In an article on Slate, a writer mentions the book Once Upon a Quinceañera by Julia Alvarez, who explores a phenomenon that now encompasses quince-themed cruises, quinceañera Web sites, and the inevitable quinceañera Barbie.
  • The girl's mother crowns her with a tiara, while the father gives the girl heeled shoes to replace the flats of childhood.
  • The girl enters the ceremony carrying her last doll of childhood. There is a religious ceremony, during which the girl is often accompanied by a court of 14 couples.
Find more information on other coming-of-age parties such as bat-mitzvahs, bar-mitzvahs, and sweet 16s.
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