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The person whose birthday it is may make a silent wish and then blow out the candles. It is also common for the person celebrating their birthday to cut the initial piece of the cake as a newlywed couple might with a wedding cake. The birthday boy/girl traditionally gets to eat the first piece of the cake.
Birthday traditions reflected the culture's deep-seated focus on longevity and wordplay. From the homophony in some dialects between 酒 (" rice wine ") and 久 (meaning "long" in the sense of time passing), osmanthus and other rice wines are traditional gifts for birthdays in China .
John A. Lejeune, author of Marine Corps Order 47. Prior to 1921, Marines celebrated the recreation of the Corps on 11 July with little pomp or pageantry. [7] On 21 October 1921, Major Edwin North McClellan, in charge of the Corps's fledgling historical section, sent a memorandum to Commandant John A. Lejeune, suggesting the Marines' original birthday of 10 November be declared a Marine Corps ...
The queen’s birthday is almost here! At least, one of them is. When Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II turns 96 years old this Thursday, it will mark her first of two birthdays this year, due to a ...
Birthdays are big deals for kids. Beyond the presents, cakes, and party planning, consider creating a meaningful family tradition that is something your child can remember for years to come.
A Swedish calendar page from February 1712 with name days listed. Note that in Sweden, February 1712 had 30 days. In Christianity, a name day is a tradition in many countries of Europe and the Americas, as well as Christian communities elsewhere. [1]
Swift celebrated her birthday just a few days after wrapping up her hit international Eras Tour. The tour began in the U.S. in March 2023 and traveled overseas before ending in Canada on Dec. 8, 2024.
The debut (/ d ɛ ˈ b uː /) is a traditional Filipino coming-of-age celebration which celebrates a young woman's 18th birthday, the age of maturity in the Philippines.Although also reaching legal maturity at 18, a Filipino man may mark his own debut on his 21st birthday, albeit with less formal celebrations or none at all.