Celebrate!
Piñatas
In Mexico, children often get piñatas on their birthday. Their parents put chocolates and other sweets inside the piñata and hang it on a tree. Then the children hit the piñata with a stick.
Noodles
In China, people often celebrate birthdays by eating with family or friends, and the last dish of the meal is always noodles. The noodles are long and thin. You can't cut them. In Chinese culture, long noodles mean you will have a long life.
Business birthdays
A business birthday shows that a company is successful. Many businesses in the USA celebrate important birthdays, like 10, 50 or 150 years. Sometimes they make TV advertisements. It is a good chance to advertise the business.
Name days
As well as a birthday, many people in Southern Europe also celebrate their name day. People have big parties and open their houses to anybody who wants to come. People bring small gifts, often flowers or a box of sweets.
Islamic New Year
In Muslim countries across the world, people celebrate Eid. Eid means festival or celebration. During Eid, people visit family and friends, as well as people who are sick or in hospital. Children receive toys, too. Children often wear special traditional clothes during the Eid celebrations.
A. You have to eat them in one piece.
B. They go out for a meal to celebrate.
C. Companies hold parties and send cards.
D. They give presents, such as sweets and food.
E. It breaks and the sweets fall out on to the ground.
F. This is one of the two important festivals in this country.
G. In Greece, name days are more important than birthdays.
