Hi fren, this is a special month 4 me, my beloved month because in this month I will be 18 years old. Because of that now I want to share something about birthday. In this world, there are so many kind how to celebrate the special day. From country 2 country, there are unique way to do it, so let's see now.
1. Chinese
The Chineses believe that tiger can protect the children. The family member will bring special food and clothes with tiger's painting. When the child is 1 year old, he'll be given many kind of toy. They believe the toy which is chosen by the child is the symbol of his profession in the future. In Hongkong, they will eat special noodle to appreaciate the child. The noodle is the symbol of long age.
2. Japan
The 3rd, 5th, and 7th birthday is regarded as a special birthday. They will be allowed to participate in Shici-go-san (7-5-3) which held every November 15th. During the festival, they will visit the temple. For this festival, the child will wear the best clothes he has, maybe kimono or western clothes.
3. Korea
In Korea, there is a day named paegil (100 days after the child was born) is the day the family members to have fasting. The 1st birthday the family will also have fasting to appreciate the child. The family and friends then gather to eat and drink together and then give the present for the child.
4. Britain
Sending the birthday card is a tradition in Britain. It has been doing since a century ago. The other way to celebrate the birthday is make the cake with the symbolize thing inside the cake. The thing can be a coin or gloves which has been given with margarine. They believe if the man get a coin, he'll be a richman, if the man get the gloves he'll never married.
5. North America
In this country, the child will be hit in his bottom, but it's just a superstition. But now, that way still used just for kidding. Or even the child will be hit more and more because they believe the child will grow in good way and they will get their future husband / wife. The old tradition came from this country was the Happy Birthday song. It had been written by 2 girls in 1893 and it was translated into so many languages.
Maybe that's all I can share to you about the birthday. At the end, I want to say Happy Birthday to all of the Kosayu's students who celebrate your birthday this month.]
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In the United States, we usually have a birthday party. Friends and family come over for dinner or we go to a restaurant. We always have a birthday cake with candles. If you are turning 16, you get 16 candles for example. Right before you blow out your candles, you make a silent wish.
ReplyDeleteHere we got Sweet Seventeen party for girls and boys are at their 21st birthday :D
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