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Line 1: {{Short description|Coming-of-age party}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}} A '''sweet sixteen''' is a [[coming of age|coming-of-age]] party
==Traditions== ===Shoe ceremony=== For girls, the shoe ceremony is common at Quinceañeras parties. In this ceremony, the birthday girl sits in a chair while her father, grandfather, godfather, uncle, or brother approaches her, carrying a decorative pillow with high heels. The girl traditionally wore flat shoes, such as slippers, and the father ceremoniously helped her into her new high heels. This is symbolic of the girl transitioning into a woman.<ref name="jcer">{{Cite web|date=15 September 2017|title=What is Sweet Sixteen and How to celebrate it?|url=https://www.jcer.info/what-is-sweet-sixteen-celebrate/|access-date=7 December 2018|website=Cher|language=en-US|archive-date=7 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181207150117/https://www.jcer.info/what-is-sweet-sixteen-celebrate/|url-status=dead}}</ref> ===Tiara ceremony=== The tiara ceremony is similar to the shoe ceremony, except the mother or a strong female figure approaches with a tiara instead of shoes and places it on her daughter's head to symbolize her becoming a woman. Sometimes, this is combined with the shoe ceremony so that two people approach the birthday girl, one with a pillow with high heels and the other with a pillow with a tiara.<ref name="jcer" /> ===Candle-lighting ceremony===
==Other specific coming-of-age parties== Like the United States, similar celebrations are found in different cultures worldwide, some even brought to America. ===Latin America=== {{Further|Quinceañera}} While it's thoroughly combined when living in the States, the most famous coming-of-age celebration is mainly the [[quinceañera]], which is shared amongst the large Mexican American population from California to Florida, as well as within the other Hispanic communities throughout the country in Hispanic countries and Puerto Rico and the ''festa de debutantes'' in Brazil, both at 15 years of age. ===Philippines=== {{Further|Philippine debut}} In the [[Philippines]], the [[Philippine debut|debut]] (pronounced ''de-boo'') celebrates a young woman's 18th birthday. A young man may also celebrate his debut on his 21st birthday, albeit with less formal celebrations or none. ===Japanese=== [[File:2003-01-13 Coming of Age Day at Atsuta Shrine.jpg|thumb|180px|Coming of Age Day at Atsuta Shrine ([[Nagoya]]).]] {{Further|Coming of Age Day}} Coming of Age Day (成人の日, Seijin no Hi) is a [[Japanese holiday]] held annually. It is held to congratulate and encourage all those who have reached or will reach maturity. Festivities include coming-of-age ceremonies (成人式, seijin-shiki) held at local and prefectural offices and after-parties among family and friends. ===Judaism=== {{Further|Bar and bat mitzvah}} In [[Judaism]], boys reach [[Maturity (psychological)|maturity]] at the age of 13 and it is celebrated with a [[bar mitzvah]]. Girls reach maturity at age 12 and in some communities, a girl may have a similar ceremony, the [[bat mitzvah]]. A [[B'nai mitzvah]] is for more than one boy or a boy and a girl and two girls have a b'not mitzvah. These are important dates in the [[Jewish culture]] because the young person is considered an adult following these ceremonies. ===Christianity=== In many Christian denominations, both girls and boys reach spiritual maturity at the age of 14, with the [[Sacrament]] of [[Confirmation (Catholic Church)|Confirmation]]. ==Popular culture== Like most coming-of-age events, sweet 16s are common on TV, in movies, music, books, and online.<ref>{{cite web |title=16 Celebrity Episodes Of MTV's 'My Super Sweet 16' So Extravagant, They'll Make You Wish You Were Still A Teen |url=https://www.bustle.com/p/16-celebrity-episodes-of-mtvs-my-super-sweet-16-so-extravagant-theyll-make-you-wish-you-were-still-a-teen-15566698 |website=Bustle |access-date=4 June 2024 |language=en |date=27 December 2018}}</ref> ===Music=== Songs that talk about or represent sweet 16s. * "[[When You Were Sweet Sixteen]]" - Written by [[James Thornton (songwriter)|James Thornton]], published 1898, #3 hit for [[Harry McDonough]] in 1901 * "[[16 Candles (song)|16 Candles]]" - recorded by [[the Crests]] and several other artists, including [[Roy Orbison]] * "[[Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen]]" - [[Neil Sedaka]] *"[[Sweet Little Sixteen]]" - [[Chuck Berry]] * "Sweet Sixteen" - [[Iggy Pop]] * "[[Sweet Sixteen (song)|Sweet Sixteen]]" - [[Billy Idol]] * "Sweet Sixteen" (no connection to the Billy Idol version) - [[Hilary Duff]], it later became the theme song for [[MTV|MTV's]] reality show ''[[My Super Sweet 16]]''. * "[[You're Sixteen]]" - written by the [[Sherman Brothers]], recorded by [[Johnny Burnette]], [[Ringo Starr]] and others. * "[[My Little Girl (Tim McGraw song)|My Little Girl]]" - [[Tim McGraw]] * "[[Butterfly Kisses (song)|Butterfly Kisses]]" - [[Bob Carlisle]] * "Dear god" - [[Kevin Gates]] * "[[Only Sixteen]]" - [[Sam Cooke]] == See also == Line 13 ⟶ 57: * [[Bar and bat mitzvah]] * [[16 (number)#Age 16|Age 16]] *[[My Super Sweet 16]] * [[Philippine debut]] * [[Cug Huê Hng]] * [[Coming of Age Day]] *[[Coming of age]] == References == Line 21 ⟶ 67: {{DEFAULTSORT:Sweet Sixteen (Birthday)}} [[Category: [[Category:Rites of passage]] [[Category:Adolescence]] | |||