What etiquette do I need to pay attention to when wishing an elderly person a birthday?

The birthday celebration is to express congratulations to the elderly, blessing the birthday of a form of etiquette, belongs to the category of congratulations. The etiquette of birthday wishes is very delicate, at present the main family birthday wishes are more prevalent, in social activities, for the respected old scientists, artists, educators, old experts and professors birthday wishes is also common. Generally speaking, the etiquette of birthday wishes have the following aspects.

1, the family birthday celebration is the children and grandchildren for the old man to congratulate the birthday of a major form, in addition to very special circumstances, family members should participate. Family birthday wishes focus on etiquette, not on food and drink, mainly to make the elderly happy, happy. Usually a large family are busy, complicated affairs, it is difficult to get together, especially difficult to gather around the old man, therefore, take the opportunity to celebrate the birthday of the old man, together with the old man to express congratulations and blessings, the old man to see the children and grandchildren full of, is bound to be happy, joyful, and increase the psychological pleasure and happiness, and play a prolonged life effect.

2, to participate in birthday activities should pay attention to all aspects of etiquette, such as to be neatly dressed, generous, courteous; to the elderly salute to congratulate, and say some words of blessing, such as "blessed as the East China Sea, longevity than the South Mountain," "Pine Crane prolongs the life of the high wind and bright integrity! "," blessed as the East China Sea, longevity and Tianqi " and so on; birthday wishes should generally bring gifts, gifts, and so on, and in a formal way to the old man solemnly, the gift should be practical, to have a certain value, it is best to take into account the old man's preferences, not only to express the hearts of the younger generation, but also to make the old man happy. Such as the elderly like calligraphy, can be sent to the calligraphy and painting or stationery, the elderly like flowers and plants, can be sent to the bonsai, flowers, etc., the elderly like opera, can be sent to the classic works of opera CD-ROM. Wine

3, to the elderly birthday wishes is an important form of children, grandchildren, disciples to the elderly blessing, if the elderly birthday wishes, they are in a foreign country or due to special circumstances can not attend, should be letters, telephone, telegrams and other forms of blessings to the elderly, but also entrusted to other people to send a gift or gratuity or remittance of gifts through the post office, gifts, gratuities, and accompanying the letter to write a blessing and apologize for the words.