Carrying a floral bouquet, a formally-dressed Hispanic teen girl arrives at her quincianera at a Long Beach, CA, church.

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Carrying a floral bouquet, a formally-dressed a Hispanic teen girl arrives at her quincianera at a Long Beach, California, Catholic church. Meaning "fifteen years" in English, the quincianera is a coming of age ceremony held on a girl's fifteenth birthday and is associated with "becoming a lady". Note her sister and fellow-participant in background.

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Size: 3421px × 5115px
Location: Long Beach California USA
Photo credit: © Marmaduke St. John / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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