Fifteenth Birthday Celebrations

Perhaps the most important rite of passage for women in Latin American countries is the Quinceañera. The time when a “girl becomes a woman” at the tender age of… 15. In this episode, we talk about where the tradition comes from, and whether they should bump the age back a few years.

Links:

• 121 – Palabras del Español que no Existen en Inglés Parte 2 | Words in Spanish That Don’t Exist in English Part 2
• 018 – Tradiciones de los Cumpleaños en México | Birthday Traditions in Mexico
• 028 – Día de Muertos: Lo Que Tienes Que Saber | Day of the Dead: What You Need to Know
• 17 Años – Los Angeles Azules (Letra)
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