So we all feel very special on our birthdays,we are excited,happy to receive gifts and wishes everyone feels like its our day.
But do you ever think from where its all started who gave the idea of celebrating birthday's.
So it all started by Egyptians. Scholars who studied the bible say that the earlier mention of BIRTHDAY was around 3000 B.C.E. Also it was the idea of a Egyptians to put a candle on the birthday cakes has various potential origin.
Ancient Egyptian used candlesfor coronation which were held to raise the status of humans to god.
First ever birthday celebrated in reference with Pharaoh's birthday was the birthday of common man but they did not celebrated birthday on the day they were born.
The first known birthday invitations were sent by the wife of Roman commander in 100 A.D.
In Ancient Rome only mens are allowed to celebrate their birthday.it was until the 12th century that the first records in Europe of a womans birthday celebration was found.
Also your birthday reveals a lot about you it defines your core purpose of life.The time of birth determines the quality of power within you.
There is term used called GOLDEN BIRTHDAY means the same age as your birthday like turning “21 on the 21st”. Joan Bramsch was the very first person who start celebrating her five children's golden birthday in 1950.
“Christmas day” is the most celebrated date of birth in the world.
“Birthday Paradox” is the likelihood that out of 23 people, there is 50/50 chances that two of them will have same birthday.
Many would be surprised to hear that the most common birthday of the year is 5th of October which falls 9 months after the new year.
The song “good morning to you” was written by MIldred Hill and DR. Patty Hill for the kindergartens schools.later on,Patty Hill changes the lyrics to “happy birthday” after it gains immense poplularity.
Do you know when a person dies on their birthday is known as “the birthday effect” and it is a strange statistical phenomenon where a person's likelihood of drooping dead is higher when compared to any other single day in a year.
In china a new born baby is considered as age 1.thus a 1 year old in the west as well as most other parts of the world,would be aged 2 years in China.