2002.91.4
(20.95 cm WIDE)
A: invitation is white paper, printed in blue, with a pearlized white embossed design from the Disney cartoon film "Cinderella," depicting the pumpkin-turned-carriage being drawn towards a castle by four horses. Text of invitation reads "Apolonio and Elena Arroyo request the honor of your presence at the 15th Birthday Celebration of their daughter Gloria Karina Arroyo. A Holy Mass will be celebrated in her honor on Saturday, the twenty-third of September, Two Thousand at one o'clock in the afternoon, St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church, Corner of Las Posas and Crestview, Camarillo, California. Dinner Reception and Dance 5:00-11:30 p.m. The Orchid Room, 816 Camarillo Springs Road, Camarillo, California." B: inset sheet is white paper, printed in blue, with a list of the Court of Honor and Sponsors for Gloria Karina Arroyo's quinceañera. C: inner envelope is white paper D: outer envelope is white paper
A quinceañera is the celebration of a young woman's fifteenth birthday in Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central, or South American culture. The quincea_era symbolizes a young woman's transition into womanhood, and the event usually combines a special Catholic mass given in the young woman's honor with a larger formal reception for family and friends. This type of event may also be called the Fiesta Rosa (for example, in El Salvador).
Used: Gloria Karina Arroyo | Quincea_era
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