Once Upon a Quinceanera #3

Post #3

Quote I

"She was too consumed with feminism to see past the historical significance of quinceaneras" - Page 45

Significance

This quote spoke to me because this also can relate to the quotes I used in my first blog post about immigrants families losing there culture and becoming more American than what they really are. This quote is saying that sense they lost touch with the reason they really have a quinceanera, and focus and other things that don't really have to do with there tradition.

Personal Connection

I can compare myself to this quote because when I talk to my mom or someone about my family about my future plan for a quinceanera, I know everything that I want it to be but have no clue, what's so ever one why I'm having one. So really the quote is saying that now the population of girls having a quinceanera have forgotten the traditional reason why there having one.

Question

Do you ever feel like your celebrating something that you don't know much about? or why you are?

Quote II


"It's a Hispanic tradition, but these other groups are going to these parties and wanting one as well.” Page – 99

Significance

This quote is saying that now that a lot more families live here in the United States, more and more cultures and traditions connect together. If someone at school is having a quinceanera and your invited but you don't celebrate that in your family, you still go and sometimes end up wanting to make one of your own.

Personal Connection

I can relate to this because, this past year I have been going to many more bar mitzvah and some sweet sixteens; and after going to all of those celebrations it makes me want to have one of my own one day. Even though my family might not believe or celebrates these celebrations. What the quote says to me is that, now that a lot more families from other countries come to America and share there traditions and culture with people here.

Question

Do you think that once people connect with other traditions, and cultures they might want to be apart of it? Why? or why not?