In the religious ceremony, a priest conducted a private mass for the quinceanera. Close family members and the quinceanera’s court of honor participated in the mass. The guests were dressed formal and appropriate. The mass started with the entrance of the cross and the priest, afterwards the quinceanera entered and she was accompanied by her chambelan de honor (trans: escort of honor). In group of twos, the quinceanera’s court of honor entered right after. When everyone was seated, the priest received us with the sign of the cross. The quinceanera was seated in front …show more content…
When asked about the difference between a quinceanera back in her time and the quinceaneras today, the quinceanera’s aunt said that “the quinceaneras today are obviously modified; the American culture is more intertwined than before.” I somewhat agreed with her, it is more modified; however, the only addition of American culture is the music. Although the English music was aimed for the young people, there was still older people dancing to the