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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 is in Spanish, and when translated, 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, with a return address label in the upper left corner for Apolonio and Elena Arroyo.

A quinceañera is the celebration of a young woman's fifteenth birthday in Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central, or South American culture. The quinceañera 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).

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