Korean Birthday Traditions
Arthur's Birthday
Birthdays Around The World
Birthday Math
Birthday Traditions
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In Korea when you are born you are.
What is one years old?
100
The Author of Arthur's Birthday.
Who is Marc Brown?
100
In countries like Mexico and Cuba these are broken open with a stick to spill out candy for children at parties.
What is Pinata?
100
The birthday when you are one decade old.
What is your tenth birthday?
100
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.
What is the birthday cake?
200
.................is probably one of the best-known of the Korean birthday celebrations.
What is Dol (돌) or Dol (doljanchi, or tol)?
200
The flavor or kind of cake Arthur's grandmother was baking for his birthday.
What is Chocolate cake?
200
In this island country they make fortune telling cakes where they bake things into the cake; whoever gets a coin should get rich. (Hint: the head of state is Queen Elizabeth)
What is What is the United Kingdom/England/Great Britain?
200
In the year between each birthday the Earth travels 584,337,600 miles in its orbit around this star.
What is the Sun?
200
The number of these on the cake represent the number of years to be celebrated.
What are candles?
300
The baby's well-being is celebrated 21 days after the birth with a meal of white rice, Miyeok guk (Miyeok seaweed soup), and Baekseolgi (white rice cake tteok).
What is Saei-rye (세이레)
300
The time Arthur and Muffy were having their birthdays.
What is Saturday Afternoon?
300
Which culture traditionally recognizes a person's birthday on the first day of the year (also known as Tet)?
What is Vietnam?
300
The number of times you say "Happy Birthday" when you sing the birthday song.
What is 4 times?
300
People say "Make a wish!" right before the birthday boy/girl does this.
What is blow out the candles?
400
(100th-day celebration). During this celebration, the family worships Samshin.
What is Baek-il (백일)?
400
Arthur was giving this as a gift for his birthday by Francine.
What is Spin the Bottle?
400
In this Asian country with the world's largest population, people eat noodles which represent wishes for a long life.
What is China?
400
The number of birthdays you have had when you become a centenarian.
What is 100?
400
This song was written in 1893 by two sisters from Louisville, KY and it is one of the most well-known songs all over the world.
What is "Happy Birthday to You"?
500
After hitting this important birthday on the Lunar Calendar the calendar goes back to your birth year.
What is your 60th birthday?
500
Auntie Bonnie brought maple syrup from.
What is Ohio?
500
How you say "Happy Birthday" in Spanish.
What is Feliz Cumpleanos?
500
If one dog year is equal to 7 people years, how old will Marley be in dog years when she turns 8? (Hint: 7X8=? or 7+7+7+7+7+7+7+7 = ?)
What is 56 dog years old?
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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.
What is your "Golden Birthday"?