I just has been confirmed that To ño and I will go to California* in July to participate in a Quinceañera, the most important day in the life of a Mexican woman besides of her wedding. We are very exited! Californians, put away the hippies, we are coming!
Wow, this year, we will cover 18 time zones.
* Nueva Helvetia in Spanish, meaning "New Switzerland", was a Mexican-era California settlement (read more)
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I have tree sisters and all of them had a Quinceañera celebration. This old Latin American tradition has changed a bit, but the essence of the celebration remains, which is to present the young woman to society, not only showing that she is now a grown up person and is ready for some romantic attention, but the most important is that every man has to treat her with lots of respect. In Mexico when a family celebrates the Quinceañera the parents become the "Don" insted of "Señor" and "Doña" insted of "Señora" because now they have a dauther who can be courtship and eventually get married. In Spain this are royal titles but not in Mexico.
And will you be passing through Chicago at all?
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