Is it wierd for a black girl to have a quince....?

Do you have to be mexican to have one?

Is it wierd for a black girl to have a quince....?
Quinceañera is a celebration marking a young woman's transition from childhood to womanhood and its typically celebrated in the Latin communities.





While I don't know if its etched in stone that you must be of Hispanic heritage to celebrate this occassion, this isn't an event that is typically crossed over to other cultures.





I'd say go for it - but at the same time, consider the fact that you don't want to be disrespectful to the tradition. Unless you are going to uphold everything that goes along with this wonderful event perhaps you can consider hosting a formal party in the same form and fashion but drop the Quinceañera name to elimninate the chances of disrespecting the culture or anyone.
Reply:if they are a black hispanic person no it wouldnt be weird. if it was just some black girl that isnt even spanish yeah it would be weird
Reply:If part of your hertigage is hispanic then there is nothing wrong with it, its part of the culture but if you aren't hispanic then no don't do it. It's a hispanis tradition that is meaningful and special to the girl and her family. Someone who isn't hispanic having one is like my brother having a bar mitzva (sp) and he's catholic.
Reply:Sounds alright to me. Go for it.
Reply:Cubans have it too. It is kind of silly to have one if you're not Latina. Why not just wait a year and have a Sweet Sixteen?
Reply:For those who don't know: A quince is a tree fruit about the size and shape of an apple, usually green in exterior color. However the taste is very bitter, with overtones reminicent of quinine. It's a big joke among some people to hand a bloke a quince and tell him it's an apple and laugh at his expression after he bites into it.





Quince are sometimes sliced and cooked in sugar to make excellent marmalade. They are also used occasionally to jazz up apple pie.





A sweet sixteen is a variety of apple. It has a slightly woody-nutty aftertaste. My own favorites are Pink Lady and Braeburn. (Braeburn means "hill pond" in old Irish.)





You don't have to be Mexican to have a quince. You have to be rather strange to enjoy eating them raw, though.
Reply:I know many black girls whose chruch have coming out parties just like the quince. They always show me the pictures. Awesome time to remember.
Reply:I want to answer but I don't know what a quince is.
Reply:It is strange. But it wouldnt be the first. I know a white girl that had one.
Reply:yes..its part of the Hispanic culture..











it'd be fine i guess if you are part hispanic?
Reply:I wanted one. but then I really want a sweet sixteen more.
Reply:why would it be weird.....i don't understand...i know lots of black girls that had a quince....it depends on their backgrounds.
Reply:yea it is lol all the quinces i've been to i've seen black girls but usually she's hispanic but if she's black that's scary black girls have sweet sixteens
Reply:If you Afro-Latino then no but if your just Black American then it's a little different. But when I was 16 our church sponsored a cotillion for the young girls in the church, it's very similar to a quince except it was for several girls instead of just one.
Reply:Not at all. Just make it your own.. have with it.. Good luck..
Reply:Well, ask yourself this: Am I just saying this because I'm impatient? If your answer is yes, then no. I think you should wait until you're sixteen. If not, then go for it. Who cares? I had one, but I wouldn't care if someone that was not hispanic had one. :)

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