Talk:Birthday

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In some cultures, a newborn is 100000000000000000000 instead of 10? - Omegatron 14:43, Jun 12, 2005 (UTC)

Noteable Birthdays

When the most significant digit changes, for example one's 1st, 10th, 20th, 50th, or 100th birthdays.

I believe that 11 would be acceptable too. It marks you becoming a preteenɡ.

Western birthday traditions

The Western birthday traditions might have been taken from a a website unlawfully.

Website to compare:http://www.birthdaycards.com/info/wiki/201.htm —The preceding unsigned comment was added by User:Zoohouse (talk • contribs) .

It is the other way around. Birthdaycards.com has borrowed the text from Wikipedia (which they are allowed to, under the GFDL). If you scroll down to the bottom, you will see that they credit Wikipedia (as they are required to do). Rasmus (talk) 08:40, 15 February 2006 (UTC)

"Platinum birthday"

• Is there any special platinum birthday for when your month and day match your age? Example: Born March 2 (3-2-19xx) and turning 32! Or if you were using the European format it would be 2-3-19xx and turning 23! User:216.21.44.145 (question moved here from article Ianb 23:04, 2 March 2006 (UTC))

Oh dear, my birthday is today... Remind me when I reach 310!!! -- Gurch 23:36, 10 March 2006 (UTC)

Unfortunately, most individuals would never live to see this day (that's why it's so special). Sorry if you were born after the 9th of any month or born in a month after September.

Jehova's interpretation

Stated is, that Jehova's don't celebrate their birthday because they consider it to be pagan. However, I remember hearing from a Jehova's witness that it is due to the fact that no other than Jehova should be worshipped.

Technical issues

I've removed the second paragraph of this section re 9/11 as it's not really relevant to the subject of birthdays. Perhaps it should belong to either the 9/11 page or the International Date Line page. Tirana 00:51, 12 April 2006 (UTC)

Candle for good luck?

In my family, we always put one extra candle on the cake for "good luck." It is usually either a different size or different color that the others (this year we used a sparkler). Is this normal, and should it be added to the article?

JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES BELIEF

While Jehovah's Witnesses do not celebrate birthdays primarily because of the Pagan connection, there are also indications in the bible and secular history which preclude celebrations of this nature. First, the bible itself lists only two birthday celebrations. The first is at Genesis 40:20 at this celebration, Pharoah beheaded his baker. The other is located at Matthew 14:6-10, where Herod promised Herodias that since her dance pleased him so much, she could have whatever she asked for. Unfortunately, she asked for the head of John the baptist. Notably, bible historians indicate that it was not a custom for first century christians to celebrate their birthdays. Also, as is listed in the text on the origins of the celebration of birthdays, it has a pagan origin.

child's photo

Is it appropriate to use the photo of a famous Iranian director for this article? - CrazyRussian talk/contribs/email 18:10, 10 May 2006 (UTC)

What about other cultures

What about other cultures?