A formally-dressed Hispanic teenage girl waits as her twin sister recovers from overemotion during their quinceanera Mass.


Aided by family members, formally-dressed Hispanic teenage twin sisters recover from over_emotion during a 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. Note glare from female relative plus father at left.


Size: 3421px × 5115px
Location: Long Beach, California
Photo credit: © Marmaduke St. John / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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