Birthday around the world

Kazakh Ablai khan University of International Relations and World Languages

Birthday around the world

Performed: Group 102

Talipova D.A.

Accepted: Alpeisova B.T.

Long ago, before early people had a way of marking time, little attention was paid to a person's birthday.

When birthdays were first starting to be celebrated, they were only held in honor of prominent men in a country. Unlike times of today, "common" people(especially children) rarely celebrated their birthdays during the early days.

Today, birthdays are celebrated by young and old alike all around the world. Many countries have different customs from ours for celebrating birthdays but at the same time there are a lot that celebrate their birthdays in quite similar ways as we do.

• Long ago, before early people had a way of marking time, little attention was paid to a person's birthday.
• When birthdays were first starting to be celebrated, they were only held in honor of prominent men in a country. Unlike times of today, "common" people(especially children) rarely celebrated their birthdays during the early days.
• Today, birthdays are celebrated by young and old alike all around the world. Many countries have different customs from ours for celebrating birthdays but at the same time there are a lot that celebrate their birthdays in quite similar ways as we do.

• We've all heard of putting candles on birthday cake, singing "Happy Birthday to You", giving birthday cards, playing games and giving spankings, but how did all these things come about? Who started them and where did they originate?

• The custom of putting  candles  on birthday cake started in Germany about 200 years ago.
• Germans were known to be excellent candle makers. One day they began to make little tiny candles and started the tradition of putting the candles on the cake. It was also decided by these candle makers that it meant good luck if you could blow out all the candles on your cake in one blow.

• About 100 years ago, Mildred Hill and Patty Hill of America wrote the song,  "Happy Birthday to You" . This song was a huge hit all over the world. It is used in many different countries with a few modifications.

CANADA: NOSE GREASE

• On the Atlantic side of Canada, birthday boys and girls are sometimes “ambushed” and their noses are greased, usually with butter, to ward off bad luck.

CHINA: LONG NOODLES FOR LONGEVITY

• Chinese birthday tradition maintains that one should symbolize their longevity by eating a plate of long noodles, slurping them in as far as possible before biting.

MEXICO: THE BIRTHDAY PIÑATA

• Mexicans sure know how to have a good time, and it’s no surprise that they have what is in my opinion the most fun tradition for children: The birthday piñata filled with candy. Grab a blindfold and a broomstick, and let the celebration begin.

Kazakhstan

• Birthday is not an international holiday. it is a personal celebration of each person. In Kazakhstan there is no a tradition to celebrate a birthday. And everyone can celebrate as he wants.
• Like all people in the world, we congratulate birthday boy, give gifts, say wishes, sing songs, blow candles and make a wish, cut the cake and having fun.

How we celebrated B’days in our group?

Shynar’s B’day

Dilya and Zhanar’s B’day 

THANK YOU FOR ATTENTION! 