This is the average spending of communion for Spanish families according to the OCU

The way of celebrating the communion of the little ones has changed radically in recent decades. Until relatively recently it was a very austere party, in which you simply had a snack at home with your closest friends and family. But, judging by the results of the latest OCU analysis, things are very different today. The average cost of communion for Spanish families amounts to 3,600 euros, nothing more and nothing less, and more and more people have to resort to a loan to pay for the celebration. of Consumers and Users have carried out an exhaustive analysis, and have come to the conclusion that families spend an average of 3,600 euros on communion. Now, the spending range is very wide, and in some cases it exceeds 6,000 and even 9,000 euros, but what are the expenses that families incur to add this amount of money? Attire, shoes, reminders, hairdressing, photography, gifts for the guests and, of course, the banquet. Today, the price paid per cover in a communication is very similar to that of a wedding. The menus usually range between 42 and 77 euros, although it depends largely on the autonomous community. Let us remember the image of a girl in the Canary Islands who attended her first communion in a limousine in 2019. The photograph went viral on networks social networks, and many users criticized such eccentricity. To all this must be added the gifts.Right now the trend is to give away electronic devices, such as cameras, drones, digital frames, computers, mobile phones … Is it really worth asking for a loan to be able to meet the expenses of an event of this type? Experts believe that it is not worth it since the interest rate is around 7%, which means adding an extra cost. In addition, they warn that the communion has become a kind of ‘miniboda’, completely losing the family character that it has always had.This 2021 the communion will be celebrated in a very different way due to the coronavirus pandemic. Capacity restrictions, masks and safety distance will be the main pillars.