Honestly I think the celebrations stopped being “valued” by the people who could organize them.
A big celebration involves a lot of planning effort and a fair bit of cash. And it can easily wind up looking like there was substantial corruption in choice of vendors, etc.
On top of that, for cash strapped local govs, the Q “can this money be better spent elsewhere” is real and all consuming.
Honestly I think the celebrations stopped being “valued” by the people who could organize them.
A big celebration involves a lot of planning effort and a fair bit of cash. And it can easily wind up looking like there was substantial corruption in choice of vendors, etc.
On top of that, for cash strapped local govs, the Q “can this money be better spent elsewhere” is real and all consuming.