Traditions to Celebrate Birthday in Different Countries

Birthday is most favorite holiday for all children, when allprofession or skills depending on what he or she
the attention is only to a hero of the event. So we willchose. This popular old tradition has place nowadays
talk about birthday traditions of different countries.and have speeded to another countries.
Traditions to celebrate birthday vary from continent toAfrica:
continent, from country to country, let’s see whatIn South Africa people are following an old tradition of
traditions different nations have:presentation of a key made of aluminum foil or silver,
Asia:even gold, given by parents at age 21. It is suppose to
I guess in China are the most happy children on theirbe a symbol of the child’s readiness to unlock the
birthday, because most families has only one child lastdoor to his future.
time dude to demographical reasons, so all theIn Europe the birthday celebration are quite similar thing,
attention of parents and guests is to the kid. Though allthough each culture has a zest:
kids obliged to give a respect to his/her parents like, forFor example, in Denmark, a flag is hoisted outside a
example, must help in cooking and boys in housewindow symbolizing the birthday of the house owner
keeping. Normally noodles are invited served to wish aor someone who lives in. To make the child feel happy
child a long happy life.on birthday parents plays all gifts around the bad while
Children of Japan have a largest number of holidays.he/she is sleeping, then he/she can see them
Besides the birthday they has special holidays for girlsimmediately upon awaking.
and for boys separately, and holidays devoted to aThe special birthday dates in Holland are 5, 10, 15, 20,
certain age, because the born of child is the mostand 21 – on these birthdays the boy or girl usually
important event in life of the family. I would like toget great gifts. And, of course, being the country of
emphasize that the most important birthday dates ofFlowers – parents decorate the kid’s room,
child are 1, 3, 5, 7 years like 60 and 70 for older people.table, chair with beautiful flowers and balloons.
In Vietnam, unfortunately, they do not recognize theirWe can keep talking about birthday traditions in
individual birthdays, but used to celebrate at thedifferent countries as there are more then 200
beginning of the New Year.countries in the world, not talking about nations or
In Korea the most significant birthday called “tol”national groups.
celebrated on first year the child where born. It includesStill one or the inalienable parts of each birthday all
certain traditions like kind of fortunetelling about theover the world are a birthday cake and birthday
future of a child, when people placing things on thegreeting cards. We wish you every your birthday to
table before the child and let him choose one of them.be better then the previous gathering many devoted
When he or she will grow up – he will get afriends and relatives and wonderful time!