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Archive Home > 2006 > March > 26 > Coming of age

Coming of age

A Redmond girl celebrates her 15th birthday in traditional style.

By Kimberlina Rocha / The Bulletin
March 26, 2006

REDMOND -

You only turn 15 once.

For Antonia "Toni" Hidalgo, of Redmond, being 15 means becoming a woman.

In the Hispanic community, a girl's 15th birthday is celebrated in a ceremony known as a quinceaera. It refers both to the celebration and to the girl who has turned 15, and is a....

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