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A bachelorette party, hen(s) party, hen(s) night or hen(s) do, is a party held for a woman who is about to get married. The terms ''hen party'', ''hen do'' or ''hen night'' are common in the United Kingdom and Ireland, while the terms ''hens party'' or ''hens night'' are common in Australia and New Zealand, and the term ''bachelorette party'' is common in the United States and Canada. The term stagette is sometimes used in Canada. It may also be referred to as a ''girls' night out'' or ''kitchen tea'' (South Africa in particular) or other terms in other English-speaking countries. The bachelorette party is modeled after the bachelor party, which is itself historically a dinner given by the bridegroom to his friends shortly before his wedding. Despite its reputation as "a sodden farewell to bachelor days" or "an evening of debauchery," a bachelorette's party is simply a party, given in honor of the bride-to-be, in the style that is common to that social circle.〔 ==History== Prior to its usage as a term for a pre wedding party "hen party" was used in the United States as a general term for an all female gathering usually held at a hostesses residence. In 1897 The Deseret News noted that "hen party" was a "time honored idea that tea and chitchats, gossip smart hats, constitute the necessary adjuncts to these particular gatherings". In 1940 Eleanor Roosevelt was described as hosting a Christmas time "hen" party for cabinet wives and "ladies of the press".〔(The Invention of Teenagers: LIFE and the Triumph of Youth Culture )〕〔(Gridiron Visited by Santa AP Reprinted by St. Petersburg Times December 15, 1940 )〕〔(And Too, How Much Should Wives tell husbands? Sarasota Tribune September 6, 1951 )〕〔(Dorothy Dix Says: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette June 10, 1947 )〕〔(Hen Party is Great Fun The Deseret News December 18, 1897 )〕 The bachelorette party is consciously modelled after the centuries-old bachelor's party,〔〔 which is itself historically a dinner given by the bridegroom to his friends shortly before his wedding.〔 Although the practice of giving a party to honour the bride-to-be goes back for centuries, in its modern form, the bachelorette party may have begun during the sexual revolution of the 1960s. It was uncommon until at least the mid-1980s, and the first book on planning bachelorette parties wasn't published until 1998. Its cultural significance is largely tied to concepts of gender equality.〔 Initially, parties in honour of the bride-to-be that were labeled as bachelorette party often involved displays of sexual freedom, such as trading intimate secrets, getting drunk, and enjoying male strippers. Parties that honored the bride-to-be without these elements avoided that label.〔 Now the term is used for a wide variety of parties.〔 Bachelorette parties were especially popular around the turn of the 21st century and frequently appeared in the news. 〔https://books.google.co.za/books?id=53_K9J2F5zoC&pg=PA40&lpg=PA40&dq=bachelorette+party+1990s+early+2000s&source=bl&ots=uXqDyqq7lC&sig=m2Lpf8wkW_YP1F64o6TOyIzIjPE&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Sd1QVYCqKYqu7gbHrYDICg&ved=0CB0Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=bachelorette%20party%201990s%20early%202000s&f=false〕〔http://www.chicparties.co.uk/blog/history-of-the-hen-party/15.htm〕 The phrase "Hen Party" mirrors the male "Stag Party" in referencing social stereotypes of each gender at the party. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bachelorette party」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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