![]() ![]() The 18 males presented individual single roses to the debutante and performed the 18-Rose Dance alternately with the debutante. The celebration started with a short prayer invoking a blessing upon the debutante bringing families, relatives, friends together and sharing a glorious event that makes her what she is today.Ī special Hawaiian dance was performed by the Estioko siblings who are long members of a halau (Hawaiian dance group) in Santa Clara, California: May, Tweety, and Paul Estioko, with instant, unrehearsed special participation of Tweety’s Hawaiian-born Baby Ellie. The occasion was complete with hand-picked “members of her court” of 18 roses with male guests and 18 candles with female guests. The celebration was in Jacksonville, Florida, where they now reside. Reanna Kayla is the daughter of my second eldest son, John Edward “JoJo” Estioko and Alvi Tesoro Estioko, RN. 19, 2021, my wife Delia and I, along with five of our six children, attended my granddaughter Reanna Kayla Tesoro Estioko’s 18th birthday celebration. On her 18th birthday, a Filipino girl’s parents customarily throw a large party for her, complete with the debutante’s hand-picked court entourage of 18 individuals or multiple sets of 18, to give meaning and importance to the occasion. A young Filipino woman’s 18th birthday is called a debut, a traditional Filipino coming-of-age or age-of-maturity celebration. This momentous event ushers one of the bonding moments for Filipinos. ![]() Tradition and customary practices say there is a magic number! While 15 is the magic number for Latinas coming of age, for Filipinos, it’s when they celebrate their 18th birthday!
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