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How the birthday card developed
The birthday, as the term suggests, is the anniversary of the exact day
on which a person was born. In most parts of the world birthdays are
celebrated in numerous cultures with a party and often associated with a
rite of passage. Certain religious groups virulently oppose the celebration
of birthdays because of the more important dates that celebrate the birth of
their founders such as Buddhism or Christianity with the most obvious
example of Christmas. In most societies, a birthday like the 18th or 21st,
can often trip a legal obligation and responsibility. For instance an
obligation to vote or take up military conscription. Birthdays can also take
the form of an award like being able to consume alcohol or tobacco, to be
able to drive a motorbike or car, or to be able to purchase a lottery ticket
Some are related to religions like the Jewish boys who have a bar mitzvah on
or around their 13th birthday. Jewish girls have a bat mitzvah on or around
their 12th birthday. With Catholic and Anglican religions, Confirmation is
the ritual by which a young person receives a Sacrament. This grants certain
gifts of the Holy Spirit. The quinceañera celebration in Hispanic countries
traditionally marks a girl's 15th birthday. In the United States some girls
and boys have a 'sweet sixteen' birthday party. 18th and 21st are
traditional coming of age birthdays in the United Kingdom. Sometimes, in
some Asian countries, the 14th birthday is celebrated as the day one becomes
a man, or a woman, in society. The 12th or 13th birthday in India is
replaced with a fascinating 'thread ceremony' when the child takes a blessed
thread and wears it. This symbolizes his coming of age and is more common
amongst boys in the Hindu culture. Leap years present a problem for some
people when their birthday falls on the 29th February. These people often
elect to celebrate their birthday on the 1st March instead. for practical
reasons many kings and queens have Official Birthdays as well as their
natural birthdays. This Official Birthday is always on a fixed day of the
year. During the Victorian era birthday cards became very ornate and complex
but the iconic images, especially candles, remain until today. Candles, one
for every year, have been used on cards for centuries. These are often mixed
with more traditional images like sports for boys, dads and husbands, and
flowers for girls, mums and wives.
Do talk to Peter or Rebecca if you need a specially designed and
illustrated personalised birthday card, they enjoy the challenge, just click
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