The Latino community has a "Sweet
Sixteen" party. Jewish Americans perform a Bat Mitzvah. But
twenty first century main stream american culture, generally
doesn't celebrate a young girl's passage into womanhood. In fact,
menarch, the onset of menstruation, is often treated as a shameful
secret.
As our twin grand daughters came of age, my wife suggested that we quietly celebrate this time with a commemorative pendant for each child as she starts to become a woman.
As our twin grand daughters came of age, my wife suggested that we quietly celebrate this time with a commemorative pendant for each child as she starts to become a woman.
Menarch Moon (2003)
2" height
welded iron
