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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am in the event industry.  Quince's in this area cost about the same as weddings, which is to say they start around 25K, and many are upwards of 50K, and even higher is not that unusual.  It's not even your culture.  Tell her no.[/quote]

I teach at a high school that has an almost entirely Hispanic student body and many of the girls have quinces. Many also forgo quinces for cars instead, or because they are so expensive. One thing about them though is that when they’re part of your culture, the burden of the cost is lifted by others - many of my students’ quinces are community funded in a way because the aunt and uncle’s gift might be paying for the food, the grandparents might pay for the alcohol, etc. So the parents don’t typically pay all $25k because it’s such an important family event that the quinceanera’s loved ones help pay for aspects of it.

That wouldn’t really apply to OP so she’d be paying $15-$20k for a version of a quince she and her daughter just kinda made up since neither are familiar with the tradition.  It’s more than just the party; there’s the religious ceremony, the dance with the chambelan- op didn’t grow up doing this despite being Brazilian so I really don’t know how she and her kid would properly plan it or if the daughter really just wants a sweet 16 with a fancy dress.  [/quote]

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