Why has everything become a costly milestone event?

The average Briton spends about �500 on four milestone celebrations a year, from "baby showers" to 16th birthdays to ruby wedding anniversaries. But why have people started celebrating everything so lavishly?

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/magazine-13809134

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