English phrases about birthday

1. celebrate birthday

2. commemorate birthday

3. keep birthday 过生日

4. observe birthday 过生日

5. happy birthday happy birthday

6、birthday gift birthday present

7、birthday party birthday party

8、birthday present birthday gift

9、at sb's birthday 在(某人)生日那天

10、for sb's birthday 为某人的生日

11、on birthday 在生日上

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Near synonyms of birthday:

1. anniversary

English [?n?v?s?ri] ? American [?n?v?rs?ri] ?

n. anniversary.

The?four?new?stamps?mark?the?100th?anniversary?of?the?British?Astronomical?Association

The?four?new?stamps?mark?the?100th?anniversary?of?the?British?Astronomical?Association.

2. birthdate

n. date of birth.

For?those?who?have?their?hearts?set?on?a?specific?birthdate,?the?odds?aren't?bad.?

For those bent on a special birthday, the odds aren't bad.

Origins of birthdays:

In Greek culture, the Greeks believed that everyone was protected by a genie. The genie was present at the time of the person's birth and watched over him throughout his life. The genie had a mystical relationship with a god, and the person the genie watched over was born on that god's birth date. The Romans had the same idea. This idea has survived and is still found in beliefs about patron saints, nymphs and patron saints.

The custom of lighting candles on cakes originated with the Greeks. The Greeks lit small candles on a full-moon honey cake and placed it on the altar of the god Artemis in honor of the moon god. According to traditional folk beliefs, candles lit on birthdays have magical powers to make wishes come true.

Lighting small candles or lighting sacrificial fires has had a mystical and special meaning since mankind began to set up altars to offer sacrifices to the gods. The lighting of birthday candles is a way of honoring the child who is celebrating his or her birthday and can bring good luck to the child. Congratulations and blessings are an integral part of the ceremony. This custom is of magical origin. Birthday greetings can bring good or bad luck. This is because people are closer to the devil on their birthday.

The various customs associated with the celebration of birthdays today have a long history and all have their origins in magic and religion. In ancient times, congratulations, gifts, celebrations, and the lighting of candles were designed to protect the person who turned one year old on that day from evil spirits and to ensure his well-being in the coming year.

Until the 4th century A.D., Christians did not celebrate birthdays because they considered it a pagan custom.