Quinceañera ceremony
Title
Quinceañera ceremony
Description
A young woman kneeling before a Catholic Priest during her Quinceañera, the coming of age celebration in Latino cultures for fifteen year-old girls. Traditionally girls wear pink and wear a crown of flowers as symbols of their purity. Photograph likely taken inside St. Alexander Catholic Church.
Creator
Rangel, Francisco, photographer
Date Created
circa 1990
Subject
Quinceañera (Social custom)
Initiation rites--Religious aspects--Christianity
Worship
Religion
Faith
Church
Priests
Ethnic & Cultural Studies
Social History
Latino Interest
Place
Cornelius, Oregon
Medium
color slides
Identifier
CCpic_842
Rights
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Source
Centro Cultural Photography Collection
Type
Still Image