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Filipinos and pinays wana help me out? its a "debut" question of a girls 18th bday? |
Travel Info my friend is having a Debut. she wants me to be a treasure. what is that? i heard of the roses, whines, candles etc. but what does the treasure do Travel Tips yip, they're right. you buy a gift that symbolizes her then during the party, you explain how it describes her Others BILI KA REGALO.... i dont know.. maybe she means gift......... there are 18 roses, 18 whines, 18 candles, and 18 gifts....... Maybe a gift that is worth remembering. its just like the 18 gifts. you buy her a present and explain why you bought that and how it is significant to her. Being one of the 18 treasures means you have to pick her a gift which you think sybolize her or reminds you of her, something like that. At the party, you are going to present and explain why you picked that or those gifts for her. For example, as one of the 18 treasures, I will buy my friend a cute watch. Why? Because she would always come in school late.. and she's cute! lol...and hope that the watch will help her to be on time next time. Something like that. Make it sound special and straight from the heart. Good luck! The tradition for this debut started way back during the early Spaniards occupation time in the Philippines and was carried out from generation to generation in the Philippines and even those Filipinos residing abroad. The following is a typical Debutante鈥檚 Ball Agenda. * INTRODUCTION OF THE DEBUTANTE, HER ESCORT AND HER COTILLON COURT * TOAST IN HONOR OF THE DEBUTANTE * WELCOME REMARKS (BY THE PARENTS) * INVOCATION OR PRAYER * DINING * FATHER & DAUGHTER DANCE * GRAND COTILLON WALTZ DANCE * 18 ROSES DANCE * 18 CANDLES PRESENTATION * SINGING OF TRADITIONAL DEBUTANTE鈥橲 BIRTHDAY SONG * BLOWING OF THE CAKE CANDLES * CUTTING OF THE CAKE * 18 TREASURES PRESENTATION * A WORD FROM THE DEBUTANTE * DANCING TIME Cotillions and debutante balls (commonly known as 'debuts') are very popular in the Philippines and in Filipino communities overseas. This celebrates a girl's eighteenth birthday in becoming a woman. The debut begins with a priest giving a blessing before the ball. Eighteen candles are then presented to the debutante by eighteen of her closest girlfriends and family which are then placed on the cake so the debutante may blow them out. Then eighteen roses are presented by eighteen male friends and family whilst dancing to a "slow song". Traditionally, the debutante leaves the ball at midnight or until most of her immediate family has left. Another tradition is that all young males present must drink to each letter of the debutante's name. Modern variations have since been introduced, such as the giving of eighteen symbolic gifts, or the replacement of roses with tulips, among others. The debutante, her escort and her court (nine couples, for a total of 18 people all together, including debutante couple) learn and perform the cotillion de honor. This dance either consisted of a waltz or the traditional Filipino aristocratic dance "rigodon". In modern times the waltz is accompanied by Latin dances and sometimes hip hop routines. [4] Most people who are debutantes are rich upper class individuals. It is said that the number of debuts a youth has been involved in as a cotillion member serves as a mark of their popularity. However, increasing numbers of young Filipina girls choose to opt out of having a debut, due to the lavish and perceived pretentiousness of the event, attributed in part to the large sums of money spent in their inception. |
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