Being parents is a blessing that life gives us. But it is also a great responsibility for which no one is prepared since it is not a profession that is learned in some school.

En Cuba como en muchísimos países del mundo es tradicional celebrar esa edad en específico a las niñas como una señal de que ya se convierten en “Mujer”, aunque para mí todavía va a ser una niña por mucho tiempo aunque su cuerpo diga lo contrario, su mente mantiene intacta esa inocencia y ternura como si para ella el tiempo no pasara.

¿Dónde es que surge la tradición? Where does the tradition originate?

Some older origins are known from the Mayan and Aztec cavalcades, where ceremonies were held to thank the gods for the young women who reached adulthood. In some countries like Mexico and Colombia it may have a cultural and religious ingredient. The family celebrates it in different ways depending on their situation or economic possibilities. But most certainly they will not overlook the date, and will do their best to keep this unforgettable day in the memory of the young woman.

From Spain itself, the tradition arrived in Cuba and also with French influence. At the beginning it became fashionable in the rich families where the parties were reviewed by the sensationalist press of the time. After the triumph of the Cuban Revolution in 1959 it was frowned upon as it was seen as a symbol of ostentation and inequality that did not fit at all with the new political system. Nowadays, many families start saving money from birth to give the best possible to the little girl of the house.

So, in this way I say goodbye to you and writing these last lines I do not stop looking, the sofa near me, lying almost hanging to the floor, tired of the long day of being the princess and protagonist of the moment, that little creature that is supposed to begin her life as a woman today, although I resist to believe it, it is part of the cycle to which we are all destined.

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