Did you know these fun facts about some of the birthday traditions
around the world?
Greeks would take cakes to the temple of the goddess of the
moon, Artemis, and round cakes were used to represent the full
moon. Candles were used on these Greek cakes to represent
the fantastic glowing moon.
Some Germans used one large candle in the center of the cake to
represent the "light of life." The smoke from the
candles being blown out would carry their wishes to heaven, and blowing
out all the candles at once would bring good luck.
Another tradition that is believed to bring good luck is
the giving of birthstones, birthday flowers, or colors used to
represent birth months.
An interesting birthday custom from Japan is that they used to
celebrate all birthdays on January 1st, however, that tradition
has been lost as most Japanese now celebrate on their true
birthday.
A tradition that is over 3000 years old is the Mexican
tradition of having Piñatas decorated with paper and with
flowers, filled with candles and treats that the children hit with
a stick until it is broken open.
It is believed that Europe is the place of origin of how common
birthday parties. It was believed that evil spirits were
attracted to people on their birthday. Family and friends would
gather together to surround the birthday person with good thoughts
and wishes to protect them from harm. Giving gifts at these
"parties" was also believed to generate more good cheer
and ward off these evil spirits.
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