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Birthday Traditions

Why do we sing "Happy Birthday" and "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow" to someone each year on the day they were born? Why do we give presents? And more questions about how we traditionally celebrate someone's birthday.

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  • Why do we sing"Happy Birthday"
  • Why do we have a birthday cake? And why do we blow out candles and ceremoniously cut the dake?
  • When did we start making a birthday wish?
  • Why do we celebrate our birthdays?
  • How doesn't celebrate their birthday?
  • Why do we give someone presents on the date they were born?
  • How do people born on a leap year February 29 celebrate their birthday?

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