In several Hispanic countries, including Argentina, a girl’s fifteenth birthday party is a special event that has no equivalent in other cultures. This custom is deeply rooted in Latin American society at every social class. Its comes from a blend of a 19th-century cultural-aristocratic traditions and a ritual of pre-Columbian civilizations. In both cases, the celebration marks the passage from adolescence to adulthood, from child to woman.
Claire Delfino