Many children have a birthday cake1 candles on their birthday. In some countries, 2England and Scotland (苏格兰), there is another custom (风俗), 3. There people spank (拍打) or hit the child 4 his/her birthday. This may hurt a little, but they say it is 5lucky (幸运的) for the child. The child must 6cry. The custom says that if you cry, you will cry all year.

     The reason 7 birthday spank is to make the bad spirits (情绪) go away. The harder you spank, the better it is. In Belgium (比利时), 8country in Europe, the custom is9different. There a parent goes into the children's bedroom early in the morning with a needle (针). As soon as the children wake up, the parent pricks (刺) the children 10the needle. This is for good luck.