The car can be either purchased new, used, or simply be gifted from one person to another (often within their family). Sometimes, although rarely, the birthday person is gifted a car as a birthday present. In Canada and many states in the United States, the minimum age to legally drive a car is 16.
Shoe ceremony įor girls, the shoe ceremony is common at Quinceañeras parties. The guests can either sit down and watch this montage, or it could be playing in the background while the guests dance. This is either made by the DJ with photos provided from the family of the birthday girl, by the parents, or by a sibling.
The religious ceremony comes from the Hispanic tradition, while the sixteen candles ceremony comes from the American tradition.Īt high end sweet sixteens, a DJ often brings along several televisions or a projector to show a video montage set to music of the birthday girl containing pictures starting from when she was a baby and getting older, usually ending with pictures of her in her sweet sixteen dress. For example, the girl may go to the church for the religious ceremony and, then, while in the party, choose to have the sixteen-candle ceremony. This religious or church ceremony has its origins in the Quinceañera style, but since there are many American-born Hispanic people, many choose to blend a sweet sixteen American style with their Quinceañera tradition. Īlternative sweet sixteen celebrations in the United States can include a religious or church ceremony also, like a Mass or a blessing at church. Even if it is a small party, the main purpose of the party is to celebrate the person's earliest stage of adulthood. Sweet sixteens can range from modest parties at home with close family to large parties with a hired DJ, makeup, hair styling, expensive gowns and dresses, and hotel ballrooms. While traditionally it is common that sweet sixteens are mostly celebrated by girls, they can also be celebrated by boys. This event can be formal, casual, or semi-formal. While some families throw large, lavish celebrations, others choose to celebrate the birthday as if it were a normal occurrence. As the name suggests, the celebration takes place on a teenager's sixteenth birthday. A sweet sixteen is a coming of age party celebrating a teenager's 16th birthday, mainly celebrated in some parts of the United States and Canada.