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Since when have Communions become such a plebian affair?

ibarelycare

When I was young your communion was about having a mediocre meal in the local hotel, getting fivers in cards from aunties and uncles, and if you’re lucky one of your friends’ parents hiring a bouncy castle, which half the street got the use out of.

These days they’ve become mini working-class weddings. Piss ups for the families, sweet carts, limos, candy floss machines, those tacky-as-ef Instagram/Facebook cardboard frames, hiring djs, renting out an area in a scummy pub, professional photo shoots, mothers and aunties and grannies booking their hair, tan, makeup months in advance, dads and uncles and grandads taking fashion tips from McGregor’s clan. It’s like a competition in some neighbourhoods to see who can get themselves in most debt to out-tack the people next door. The past few weeks in work I’ve heard numerous people talking about the “mad” communions they were at at the weekend. Seriously can people not leave the crates of Blue WKD and bags of poor quality cocaine for a day that’s not supposed to be about children?

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TheValeyard

Malayalam wrote: »

500 bucks

I dont live in D4

ZeroThreat

Malayalam wrote: »

500 bucks

Glad my sister decided to abandon catholicism at an early age.

scopper

A family on our road hired a small camera crew for their kid and posted it on youtube later as a sort of mini-doc.

LirW

scopper wrote: »

A family on our road hired a small camera crew for their kid and posted it on youtube later as a sort of mini-doc.

That's gonna be a lot of fun now with the new GDPR.

Buford T. Justice XIX

Murray TheDemonic TalkingSkull wrote: »

Whats the going rate if your the godparent?

50E?

I have 2 this year and both got E100. But they were both related to me and good friends with mine the same age so that might skew the figure a bit upwards as well.

And that was the rate last year as well.

TheValeyard

Buford T. Justice V wrote: »

I have 2 this year and both got E100. But they were both related to me and good friends with mine the same age so that might skew the figure a bit upwards as well.

And that was the rate last year as well.

Ah feck. This Catholicism thinge is expensive.

Buford T. Justice XIX

Murray TheDemonic TalkingSkull wrote: »

Ah feck. This Catholicism thinge is expensive.

You just need to have more kids than you're godparent to and you're raking in in:P

I Am The Law

An awful shower of sheep in this country, can't make a decision for themselves, f3cking clowns.

Malayalam

I was only joking about the 500 bucks by the way. I just perform free exorcisms on the kids in lieu of cash.

Yer Da sells Avon

Murray TheDemonic TalkingSkull wrote: »

Whats the going rate if your the godparent?

50E?

My godchild made her first holy communion eight years ago and it was €50 then. Probably closer to €100 now.

I got £60 in total for mine, 29 years ago this week. Felt like a millionaire.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Who sets these rates? Because they don't exist around here. I have several grandchildren who have made their Holy Communion in recent years and none got a single money gift over €20 and very few money gifts at all. Family and godparents usually bought gifts like books or games.

John_Rambo

Murray TheDemonic TalkingSkull wrote: »

I dont live in D4

Keep up, it's not the done thing in D4. This ridiculous overspend and ostentatious parade is weirdly carried out exclusivly by not so well off people in working class societies. And the traveller community.

ibarelycare

Brayson Freezing Flatware wrote: »

Who sets these rates? Because they don't exist around here. I have several grandchildren who have made their Holy Communion in recent years and none got a single money gift over €20 and very few money gifts at all. Family and godparents usually bought gifts like books or games.

My bf’s nephew made €1600 at his 2 weeks ago. His aunt was giving him €150 (she’s his godmother). 4 years ago I gave my two nephews €50 for their communions. I’ll defo have to give more for the younger ones when they make their’s!

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

ibarelycare wrote: »

My bf’s nephew made €1600 at his 2 weeks ago. His aunt was giving him €150 (she’s his godmother). 4 years ago I gave my two nephews €50 for their communions. I’ll defo have to give more for the younger ones when they make their’s!

That didn't address the question. Who 'set' these 'rates'?

You can't say the rate is X just because some idiot gave X. And you don't "have to" gave anything like X.

ibarelycare

Brayson Freezing Flatware wrote: »

That didn't address the question. Who 'set' these 'rates'?

You can't say the rate is X just because some idiot gave X. And you don't "have to" gave anything like X.

The rates are set by the status quo. These “idiots” who give X are setting the rates.

Malayalam

ibarelycare wrote: »

My bf’s nephew made €1600 at his 2 weeks ago. His aunt was giving him €150 (she’s his godmother). 4 years ago I gave my two nephews €50 for their communions. I’ll defo have to give more for the younger ones when they make their’s!

Is there anything to be said for another go at making my First Holy Communion?

VinLieger

John_Rambo wrote: »

Keep up, it's not the done thing in D4. This ridiculous overspend and ostentatious parade is weirdly carried out exclusivly by not so well off people in working class societies. And the traveller community.

Indeed its like they are having a competition to see who can get into the most debt with the loan sharks

c68zapdsm5i1ru

ibarelycare wrote: »

My bf’s nephew made €1600 at his 2 weeks ago. His aunt was giving him €150 (she’s his godmother). 4 years ago I gave my two nephews €50 for their communions. I’ll defo have to give more for the younger ones when they make their’s!

That is absolutely crazy. €50 seems a perfectly generous amount to me. My siblings would go mad if I gave €150 to one of their children.

c68zapdsm5i1ru

Brayson Freezing Flatware wrote: »

Who sets these rates? Because they don't exist around here. I have several grandchildren who have made their Holy Communion in recent years and none got a single money gift over €20 and very few money gifts at all. Family and godparents usually bought gifts like books or games.

My nephew made his Confirmation this year and no one gave him more than €50. I am surprised at what some people now consider to be the norm. It's getting as expensive as weddings to attend a Communion or Confirmation ceremony.

DEFTLEFTHAND

Give them 3 grand in an envelope.

You can't be seen as a tight arse.

The Crowman

A family of drug dealers (thankfully since moved out) on my street had a Cinderella type horse and carriage picking up their daughter for her communion a couple of years ago. Parked outside the house for nearly an hour.

DEFTLEFTHAND

The Crowman wrote: »

A family of drug dealers (thankfully since moved out) on my street had a Cinderella type horse and carriage picking up their daughter for her communion a couple of years ago. Parked outside the house for nearly an hour.

The hypocrisy is off the wall.

Irish criminals always seem to love big flashy religious occasions, whether they be Communions, weddings, funerals.

They become great Christians all of a sudden.

facehugger99

Lincoln Refined Varsity wrote: »

My nephew made his Confirmation this year and no one gave him more than €50. I am surprised at what some people now consider to be the norm. It's getting as expensive as weddings to attend a Communion or Confirmation ceremony.

Yeah - €50 would be more than enough for an 8/9 year old in my view.

€100 sounds like a crazy amount to give a kid.

ohnonotgmail

facehugger99 wrote: »

Yeah - €50 would be more than enough for an 8/9 year old in my view.

€100 sounds like a crazy amount to give a kid.

A mate of mine got £100 from his granny for his confirmation. In 1982.

facehugger99

ohnonotgmail wrote: »

A mate of mine got £100 from his granny for his confirmation. In 1982.

Well, the kid's are a bit older for a confirmation.

What's an 8 year old going to do with €100 - Buy 10,000 penny sweets?

conorhal

A couple of lads in work had kids make their Communion this year. Neither made it in the next day.
When did a first Communion become the excuse for the mother of all pissups? That seems deeply wierd to me.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

ibarelycare wrote: »

The rates are set by the status quo. These “idiots” who give X are setting the rates.

And idiots are best ignored.

c68zapdsm5i1ru

conorhal wrote: »

A couple of lads in work had kids make their Communion this year. Neither made it in the next day.
When did a first Communion become the excuse for the mother of all pissups? That seems deeply wierd to me.

When it stopped becoming a religious occasion for most, and just turned into an excuse for a party.

conorhal

Lincoln Refined Varsity wrote: »

When it stopped becoming a religious occasion for most, and just turned into an excuse for a party.

Even still, it's a kids party not an adult one. It seems like a deeply wierd occasion to get smashed at. I can't imagine a bunch of adults falling about the place drunk at an 8yr old's birthday party.

c68zapdsm5i1ru

conorhal wrote: »

Even still, it's a kids party not an adult one. It seems like a deeply wierd occasion to get smashed at. I can't imagine a bunch of adults falling about the place drunk at an 8yr old's birthday party.

True. But I think some parents have started to treat Communions like mini weddings - so lots of booze included and the party going on until the small hours.