Xōchiquetzal is the Mexican Indigenous goddess sometimes linked to proposed pre-Hispanic roots of the quinceañera tradition.
Some accounts connect the celebration’s transition-to-womanhood theme with ceremonies associated with Xōchiquetzal, an Aztec goddess linked with fertility, beauty, sexuality, weaving, and childbirth. These proposed connections are part of discussions about how Indigenous customs and later Spanish Catholic practices may have influenced modern traditions.
The history is not settled as a single, uninterrupted origin story. The modern quinceañera developed through cultural change, and scholars and popular accounts describe its roots in different ways. Spanish colonial Catholicism, European courtly customs, and Indigenous traditions are all discussed in explanations of its development.
That uncertainty matters: the goddess connection should be presented as a proposed historical influence, not proof that the contemporary celebration existed unchanged in pre-Hispanic Mexico.