16th birthday in Poland?

nikki_rosko

11 Jan 2007 / #1

what do girls in PL do for their 16th birthday?

Wayc00lio 2 | 57

11 Jan 2007 / #2

Erm, eat cake?

OP nikki_rosko

11 Jan 2007 / #3

haha, well i figured that. i was just wonderin if there was anything special to the culture. like u know when spanish girls turn 15 they have a quinceanera. i wanna know if there is anything like that for Polish people cause i wanna celebrate my sweet 16 like the true polak i am. : )

Wayc00lio 2 | 57

11 Jan 2007 / #4

I was just kidding! I knew what you meant really!!!

Grzegorz_ 51 | 6138

11 Jan 2007 / #5

when spanish girls turn 15 they have a quinceanera.

What's this ?

OP nikki_rosko

11 Jan 2007 / #6

a quinceanera is a celebration in the spanish culture. when a girl turns 15, she has a party called a quince, which means 15. its a big thing that celebrates the girl becoming a woman. i went to my best friend's last year and it was REALLY extravagant and really awesome.

Kochana_Babcia 2 | 70

11 Jan 2007 / #7

Grzegorz...here is a link for info on Quinceanera

quinceanera-boutique.com/quinceaneratradition.htm

I don't know if in Poland the 16th birthday is a big celebration as in USA. Some families
have big parties for a 16th birthday and other families only celebrate Names Day.

OP nikki_rosko

11 Jan 2007 / #8

do the people that have big parties for their 16th birthday in poland do anything special? or is it just a big party like they do in the US?

does anyone know where to go to learn the mazurka? i mean my dzia dzia could probably teach me, but he's like 80 and i don't know how well it would go : )

anyone have any suggestions on where to start?

Grzegorz_ 51 | 6138

12 Jan 2007 / #9

do the people that have big parties for their 16th birthday in poland

In Poland only 18th birthday is "special".