School or college proms were started in America, prom being short for promenade, meaning a march of guests into a ballroom to announce the beginning of a formal event or ball.
Boys and girls alike get to dress up in their smartest attire, the girls in their prom dress's and the boys in their formal suits and accessories.
Sometimes at prom, a Prom Queen and Prom King may be chosen or just maybe a best dressed male / female.
In Britain these are a fairly recent event, only in the last 10-15 years or so have they really taken off. Many teenagers now really go to town on arriving in style with stretch limos etc.
Prom is an event held held for those leaving school or college, it is an opportunity for all the young people to shine, let their hair down after exams and show off.
In Ireland the event may be called the Debs, which is derived from the word Debutante.
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Proms originally came about as middle class replications of the grand debutante balls that were held for the upper classes.
The middle class admired the elegance of the young debutantes and wanted to do the same for their own young teenagers.
So proms were created for the middle class teenagers as a less expensive and less elaborate affairs than the upper classes, but still allowing the teenagers to dress up and show off their own fine clothes, learn better etiquette and have fun.
The first high school proms recorded in high school yearbooks were held the 1930's, however it is believed that they started some some before this.
A young male student at Amherst College in 1894 wrote in his journal about a prom he had attended, so it is believed they go back at least as far as this.
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