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Mexican Quinceañera Research Paper

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As Stephanie prepared to attend her first Mexican quinceañera or birthday party, she felt a bit apprehensive. She was unsure as to how she was going to be received. She worried that others might judge her or wonder why she was at the party. Stephanie also worried that she may not be able to communicate effectively, as most of the people attending spoke Spanish as their first language. As Stephanie arrived at the event she could hear loud music and smell food before she even go to the house. Upon entering the house she was greeted by her friend who had invited her to the event and the host. The host was a middle aged woman who spoke very little english, but immediately hugged Stephanie and welcomed her into her home. The host immediately …show more content…

Stephanie learned that quinceañera are always full of family and not just immediate family but generations and generations, friends, food, alcohol, and music. It wasn’t long after Stephanie arrived that she was immediately ushered over to a table full of food and was told to eat. Stephanie was also handed a tequila shot and got the feeling from looking around that to turn it n or the food down would be extremely insulting. As Stephanie ate her food, several people came over to check on her and see if she needed anything and to see if she liked the food. When Stephanie compliment the food, she could see the pride on several Mexican women faces as they admitted they had cooked the food. Stephanie began to realize that food and hospitality was a very important part of their culture. Here Stephanie was worried about not being accepted at the party and their whole goal of the host was to make her feel at home. When Stephanie began to observe the people in attendance she noticed she was the only white person at the event but it didn’t seem to matter to anyone at the party. Stephanie had worried that they may wonder why she was there or question why a white person would be at

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