A proud, formally-dressed Hispanic teen girl is hugged by family member after her quinceanera Mass at Long Beach, California.


A proud, formally-dressed Hispanic teen girl is hugged by a family member after her quinceanera Mass at a Long Beach, California, Catholic church. Meaning "fifteen years" in English, the quinceanera is a coming of age ceremony held on a girl's fifteenth birthday and begins with a religious ceremony in which the Quinceañera affirms her faith.


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Location: Long Beach California USA
Photo credit: © Marmaduke St. John / Alamy / Afripics
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