What are you planning to do for your birthday? Are you going to have a birthday
party? Will your friends give you presents; or will older relatives give you money?
What about a birthday cake with candles? In most countries, a person’s birthday
is a cause for celebration. In many Western countries, people give birthday cards
and presents to someone on their birthday, and there is often a party with a cake.
In Mexico and other countries in Latin America, there is a big celebration for a
girl’s fifteenth birthday, called a quinceañera. In a traditional Mexican quinceañera
celebration, the birthday girl wears a ball gown and a tiara. There is a special
church service and then a reception party, where the girl dances a traditional waltz
with her father. Then there is a large dinner, and lots more music and dancing.
In Ghana, breakfast is an important part of a birthday celebration. This special
birthday dish is called oto and it is made with mashed yam and onion-flavored
oil. Many people in Ghana make a large bowl of oto and invite their friends and
family to come and share it with them on the morning of their birthday. Later on in
the day, there is usually a birthday party with lots more food and drink. People eat
stew and rice, and a special dish called kelewele. It is made with plantains; they
are fried and mixed with spices.
But having a special party on the day you were born is not common in every
country. In Vietnam, most people do not celebrate on the date of their birth at
all. In fact, it is traditional to celebrate everyone’s birthday on the same day: New
Year’s Day, or Tet, in Vietnamese.
On the morning of the first day of the new year, everyone celebrates becoming
a year older together. Families gather and people give children money in red
envelopes. This money is called “lucky money,” and the children can spend it as
they wish — usually on toys. People decorate their house with a special New Year
tree that is covered with good-luck charms. In Vietnam, many people like to watch
fireworks at New Year and the biggest fireworks displays are shown on television.
All over the world, people celebrate becoming older in different ways and with
their own special customs and traditions. But these celebrations all have some
things in common: they all wish for good luck in the coming year, and there is
always plenty of food for everyone to enjoy.
What are you planning to do for your birthday? Are you going to have a birthday
party? Will your friends give you presents; or will older relatives give you money?
What about a birthday cake with candles? In most countries, a person’s birthday
is a cause for celebration. In many Western countries, people give birthday cards
and presents to someone on their birthday, and there is often a party with a cake.
In Mexico and other countries in Latin America, there is a big celebration for a
girl’s fifteenth birthday, called a quinceañera. In a traditional Mexican quinceañera
celebration, the birthday girl wears a ball gown and a tiara. There is a special
church service and then a reception party, where the girl dances a traditional waltz
with her father. Then there is a large dinner, and lots more music and dancing.
In Ghana, breakfast is an important part of a birthday celebration. This special
birthday dish is called oto and it is made with mashed yam and onion-flavored
oil. Many people in Ghana make a large bowl of oto and invite their friends and
family to come and share it with them on the morning of their birthday. Later on in
the day, there is usually a birthday party with lots more food and drink. People eat
stew and rice, and a special dish called kelewele. It is made with plantains; they
are fried and mixed with spices.
But having a special party on the day you were born is not common in every
country. In Vietnam, most people do not celebrate on the date of their birth at
all. In fact, it is traditional to celebrate everyone’s birthday on the same day: New
Year’s Day, or Tet, in Vietnamese.
On the morning of the first day of the new year, everyone celebrates becoming
a year older together. Families gather and people give children money in red
envelopes. This money is called “lucky money,” and the children can spend it as
they wish — usually on toys. People decorate their house with a special New Year
tree that is covered with good-luck charms. In Vietnam, many people like to watch
fireworks at New Year and the biggest fireworks displays are shown on television.
All over the world, people celebrate becoming older in different ways and with
their own special customs and traditions. But these celebrations all have some
things in common: they all wish for good luck in the coming year, and there is
always plenty of food for everyone to enjoy.
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