Completa la frase según la lectura. Complete the sentence according to the reading. You may copy and paste the accented and spec
ial characters from this list if needed: Á, á, É, é, Í, í, Ó, ó, Ú, ú, ü, Ñ, ñ, ¡, ¿ Hoy es un día muy especial para Sara. Su madre le compró un vestido elegante y todos sus amigos van a llegar a su fiesta de cumpleaños. Después de la fiesta ella ya no es una niña; ahora es una mujer. Hoy es la ________ (4 palabras).
<em>Hoy es un día muy especial para Sara. Su madre le compró un vestido elegante y todos sus amigos van a llegar a su fiesta de cumpleaños. Después de la fiesta ella ya no es una niña; ahora es una mujer. Hoy es la __________________.</em>
Translation:
Today is a very special day for Sara. Her mother bought her an elegant dress and all her friends will arrive at her birthday party. After the party she is not a girl anymore; she is now a woman. Today is the [blank].
Two things to note here: 1. Sara's mother bought her an elegant dress, and 2. after the party Sara will be a woman. This describes two elements of the Latin American tradition of a <em>quinceañera</em>, which takes place on a girl's fifteenth birthday (hence <em>quince</em><em>añera</em>), and marks her transition from childhood into adulthood. It is the day of Sara's <em>quinceañera</em>.
"________ an irreplaceable activity for the formation of the citizen in a modern and democratic society, of free individuals, and that, therefore, should be instilled in families since childhood and be part of all education programs as a basic discipline."
