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Is birthday an anniversary or a holiday?

day of commemoration

Every birthday is a family gathering. In China, noodles and eggs are traditionally eaten on birthdays. The west wind is coming, and young people celebrate with cakes and candles. Birthday is actually an anniversary to commemorate the day when a person came into this world.

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Local custom

Different customs around the world have different ways to celebrate birthdays. When children in China are one year old, they will keep some books, needles and coins around them. Everything has a specific meaning, and what children touch will predict their future life. Known as "grasping the week" by most family images. Middle-aged and elderly people in China often eat long noodles on their birthdays, indicating longevity.

Brazil's birthday food is candy. Icelanders eat pancakes with candied fruit every day. British people celebrate their birthdays all day. At school, birthday children are often lifted by their arms and ankles once a year to show their height. Children in Holland will not only get presents on their birthdays, but also give them to others. In Mexico, for good luck, you should congratulate as early as possible on your birthday. Birthday people often wake up in the middle of the night by friends who celebrate their birthdays.

Birthdays of Indians are religious. We must pray and bless before dawn. Thai people should light two long candles on the night before their birthday, one as high as the birthday party, in order to live longer. If it comes out too early, it's a bad omen. Most western countries put candles on the cake on their birthdays, and then eat the cake with the birthday party.