A GENDER reveal party is a celebration held during a pregnancy, where the parents unveil whether they're having a boy or a girl in sensational style.
But how do people celebrate it? Below is everything you need to know...
What is a gender reveal party?
A gender reveal party is held during a woman's where the sex of the baby is revealed.
The practise originated in the United States during the early 2000s.
A gender reveal party is different to a as no gifts are typically given.
What happens during a gender reveal party?
Parents-to-be gather friends and family to unveil the sex of their unborn child.
Smoke are often used to release blue or pink smoke to announce the gender of an expected baby.
People are coming up with unique ways of revealing the news, with some moms getting creative with it, serving pink cake for a girl and blue for a boy, or filling a room with balloons of one colour.
What happened at a gender reveal party in El Dorado Ranch Park, California?
was caused by a smoke-generating pyrotechnic device, used during a gender reveal party.
More than 7,000 acres of land have been burned in what has been dubbed the .
The Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said: "The fire began at 10.23am on September 5, 2020, in the El Dorado Ranch Park in Yucaipa.
"The fire spread from the park to the north onto Yucaipa Ridge that separates Mountain Home Village and Forest Falls from the City of Yucaipa."
California Fire spokesperson Bennet Milloy said: "We know how it started because they were still there.
"That, and the fact that there were surveillance cameras in the park."
Milloy said that it was a relatively small family gathering and that the group had gathered for a photo opportunity.
Has anyone been charged?
On June 20, 2021, a couple who used a smoke bomb to reveal the gender of their baby and sparked the fire have been charged with involuntary manslaughter and 29 other crimes.
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Refugio Manuel Jimenez Jr and Angela Renee Jimenez pleaded not guilty.
The couple could face sentences from ten to 20 years if they are found guilty on all charges.
Firefighter, , died while fighting the blaze and another 13 firefighters were injured.