Somyanswerwouldbe, wellhonestlytomymind, foodissoimportantbecauseitbringsout a communalaspectwheneverybodyiseatingtogetherwithinthecelebration, theparty, theevent, whatever, anytimehugegroupsofpeoplegettogether, foodisalwaysanimportantpart.
Maybebecauseifitis a hugeevent, itwilllastforhoursandpeoplegethungry.
But I thinkgoingbacktothiscommunalaspect, forexample, ifyou'reat a weddingcelebrationor a birthdaypartyoranysortoftraditionaleventlikeChineseNewYear, foodis a centralpart.
I thinkithasdetractedfromtraditionalfamilycelebrationssuchasChristmas, suchasbirthdays, NewYear, weddings, anyintegraleventthatispartof a cultureisnowchangedbecausepeoplearealwaysontheirphones.