1. This kind of celebration is often marked by the age when a person legally comes of age. In the USA each state has a different legal ages for voting, marrying, etc. so they have chosen sweet sixteen as the perfect event for this celebration.

Fragment w tekście: "In the United States, however, there are often different legal ages for voting, buying alcohol or marrying, depending on the state you live in. To somehow work round the problem, Americans have settled on what's known as the sweet sixteen." - W Stanach Zjednoczonych często zdarza się, że wiek uprawniający do głosowania, kupowania alkoholu czy wzięcia ślubu różni się w zależności od tego, a jakim stanie się mieszka.