News flash: I am not female and I am not Hispanic.
And neither is my blog. But if it were, today would be a day of great celebration!
Can you guess why? The title of this post gives a hint.
Quince (kin-seh) is the Spanish word for fifteen. A quinceañera (kin-seh-an-yehr-uh) is a festive time celebrating a Hispanic female's fifteenth birthday. It's rather like a Sweet Sixteen birthday party, only a year sooner. To be more accurate, in Spanish countries the word refers to the honoree herself; in the U.S. it refers to the festivities.
Sixteen in Anglo families and fifteen in Hispanic families has traditionally been the age when parents consider a daughter to be available for courting by suitors with an eye toward eventual marriage.
Today -- September 28, 2022 -- my blog is fifteen years old.
So even though this blog is neither female nor Hispanic, if you want to hire a mariachi band or do a flamenco dance or drink a margarita or two, I will not stop you.
No way, José.
Congratulations to you! have a tequila and celebrate :)
ReplyDeletekylie, I never touch the stuff. A chocolate ice-cream soda would be great, though.
DeleteCongratulations on 15 years. It's a challenge. I hope i can follow you for a few more years.
ReplyDeleteA quinceañera is a great celebration that often lasts long into the night. Wonderful music, fantastic food, and happy people is the way to honor the young woman.
ReplyDeleteEmma, I am way too old for celebrations that last long into the night. I used to be a night owl; now I rarely make it past 10 pm. The honoree will just have to continue without a chaperone.
DeleteCongratulations, RWP!! Hope you're aiming for 15 more!
ReplyDeletePam, thank you! Aiming, yes. That would make me 96.
DeleteSlightly belated greetings on the fifteenth birthday of your youngest son "Rhymes". Like most teenagers he can be stroppy but underneath everything he's a good lad. Has he joined a marching band? Does he play baseball?
ReplyDeleteNeil, Slightly belated thank-yous back atcha, good buddy. I will have to look up 'stroppy' as we don't use that word over here in the former colonies. But marching band, yes, and baseball, definitely.
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