Myspace Happy Birthday Comments
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balloons, and candles and more are just a sing that it is another year passing by for them. Make sure that special day do not go by without
them receiving one the graphics below from you.
A birthday is the date on which a person is born, marking the day a life outside the womb begins. It is customary in
many cultures to celebrate the anniversary of one's birthday, for example by having a birthday party with family and/or friends. Gifts are
often given to the person celebrating the birthday. It is also customary to treat people specially on their birthday, either generally
acceding to their wishes, or subjecting them to a rite of transition.
History of celebration of birthdays in the West
It is thought that the large-scale
celebration of birthdays in Europe began with the cult of Mithras, which originated in Persia but was spread by soldiers throughout the Roman
Empire. Before this, such celebrations were not common; and, hence, practices from other contexts such as the Saturnalia were adapted for
birthdays. Because many Roman soldiers took up Mithraism, it had a wide distribution and influence throughout the empire until it was
supplanted by Christianity.
Birthday celebrations were rare during
the Middle Ages but saw a resurgence with the advent of the Reformation. During this period, they were seen as a good way to transfer customs
from the saint's days to other dates not linked to the newly repudiated veneration of saints.
Even today, the celebration of
birthdays is not universal in the West; in addition to those people preferring name day celebrations, Jehovah's Witnesses do not celebrate
either, considering them to be pagan festivals along with Christmas and Easter. Many adults loathe celebrating it as it reminds them that they
are getting progressively older.
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