Birthday Traditions
This tradition is thought to have started in Ancient Greece with the round shape representing the full moon and the candles to make the 'moon' glow.
The birthday cake
The date of the best-known birthday in history.
25th of December Happy Birthday Jesus!
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party
People say "Make a wish!" right before the birthday boy/girl does this.
Blow out the candles
People born on the 29th of this month only have their 'real' birthday every four years, or, in other words, during a Leap Year.
February
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balloons
In this island country they make fortune telling cakes where they bake things into the cake; whoever gets a coin should get rich.
the UK
The diary Anne Frank wrote is one of the most famous pieces of literature in the world. Anne received it as a birthday gift for her __________ birthday.
Thirteenth (13)
nepsetrs
presents
The day that you turn the same age as your birthday, like if your born on the 8th and you are turning 8 years old.
"Golden Birthday"
In this country, a newborn is considered age 1. Thus, a 1-year-old in the West, as well as most other parts of the world, would be aged 2 years in this country.
China
kdnirs
drinks