A birthday is the day when a person was born . In many places, on a person's birthday, he or she celebrates with friends and family at a party , where they eat cake or other foods, and get gifts . It is a common use to offer gifts in packages decorated for the occasion and accompanied by greeting cards.
Some Notable Birthdays:
22 April - Sandhya Nair
Not everyone celebrates birthdays, including Jehovah's Witnesses .
In much of the English-speaking world people sing the song " Happy Birthday to You " to the person celebrating her or his birthday. There are similar songs in other languages .
A birthday cake is usually decorated and covered with candles . Usually the number of candles is the same as the age of the birthday person.
Children usually reach their age of majority on a birthday.
A person's astrological sign is based on his or her birthday.
A birthstone symbolizes the month of birth. In 1912 , the Jewelers of America agreed on a list of birthstones: