Quinceanera

In all the years I've lived here I had never had the opportunity to attend a quinceanera. A fifteen year birthday party/Coming Out/Confirmation all rolled into one.
The Catholic church was filled for the two hour service. The young lady was seated before the altar, the seventeen sets of younger escorts sat in the front pews. The Father spoke of respect for self, family and Church. A choir sang lovely Latin songs, quite well I might add. She received gifts (symbolizing adult hood) and had symbolically stepped out of childhood. It was solemn, yet very sweet. Those who had been to confession were invited to receive communion. Then the honoree and her court exited.
Here comes the fun part! Invited guests proceeded to a Moose Lodge, and there must have been three hundred, for food and drink and very loud music. It was a lot of fun. Foods was yummy, drinks were cold.
So many of the people there had been former students at my last school and it's so nice to catch up with their doings. Even chatted with one of Mosker's class mates.
The dancing started and it was all over for me. I'm sure that party is still going on now.
What an amazing day for that young lady.