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Girls-to-women elaborate celebrations

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  • A Quinceañera is elaborate coming-of-age ritual for 15-year-old girls
  • Celebrations can involve banquets, limos, fancy gowns
  • Began in Latin countries to announce girl was ready for marriage
  • Churches now use the rituals to combat teen pregnancy
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