| Birthday is most favorite holiday for all children, when all | | | | profession or skills depending on what he or she |
| the attention is only to a hero of the event. So we will | | | | chose. 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 to | | | | Africa: |
| continent, from country to country, let’s see what | | | | In 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 their | | | | be a symbol of the child’s readiness to unlock the |
| birthday, because most families has only one child last | | | | door to his future. |
| time dude to demographical reasons, so all the | | | | In Europe the birthday celebration are quite similar thing, |
| attention of parents and guests is to the kid. Though all | | | | though each culture has a zest: |
| kids obliged to give a respect to his/her parents like, for | | | | For example, in Denmark, a flag is hoisted outside a |
| example, must help in cooking and boys in house | | | | window symbolizing the birthday of the house owner |
| keeping. Normally noodles are invited served to wish a | | | | or 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 girls | | | | immediately upon awaking. |
| and for boys separately, and holidays devoted to a | | | | The special birthday dates in Holland are 5, 10, 15, 20, |
| certain age, because the born of child is the most | | | | and 21 – on these birthdays the boy or girl usually |
| important event in life of the family. I would like to | | | | get great gifts. And, of course, being the country of |
| emphasize that the most important birthday dates of | | | | Flowers – 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 their | | | | We can keep talking about birthday traditions in |
| individual birthdays, but used to celebrate at the | | | | different 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 includes | | | | Still one or the inalienable parts of each birthday all |
| certain traditions like kind of fortunetelling about the | | | | over the world are a birthday cake and birthday |
| future of a child, when people placing things on the | | | | greeting 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 a | | | | friends and relatives and wonderful time! |