Even more of birthday customs
Date: 08 Aug 2005 - Subscribe
It is a wonderful monday morning. It is nice and sunny. What a difference from yesterday. Today I'll describe few more of birthday customs in different countries.
In Nigeria the 1st, 5th, 10th and 15th birthdays are considered special events. On these birthdays they have huge parties which have up to 100 guests or more.
On their birthdays they have a feast consisting or an entire roasted cow or goat. They also serve a dish called jollof rice, this is made with rice, tomatoes, red peppers, and onions plus also cassava which is similar to sweet potato.
At their birthday parties, children play a game known as Pass the Parcel. Guests pass around the package to music and when the music stops the person holding the package unwraps the parcel then passes it on until the last bit of paper is taken off the prize.
At an Israeli child's birthday party, he or she sits in a special chair decorated with fresh flowers and greens. To celebrate the child's age, family and friends gather around the chair, lifting and raising it once for each year of life - plus one more for good luck!
“Birthday bumps” are given to Irish children in honor of their birthday. While held upside down, the birthday celebrant is gently bumped on the floor one time for every year of age - plus one extra "bump" for good luck.
Danish people fly the country's flag outside their home to signify that someone in the family is having a birthday. And while the birthday child is asleep, gifts are placed around the bed, so presents will be the first thing in view when the child awakes.
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