Many children in other countries celebrate their birthday like children in the United States. Thay have a birthday cake,giftsand sometime s a birthday party for friends. Firends and family gather around a table with a birthday cake on it. they sing "happy birthday to you"Two American sisters wrote this song in 1893,but people still sing this song today!The birthday cake usually has lighted canles on it, one candle for each year of your life. The birthday child makes a wish and than blows out all the candles. If the child blows out the candles in one breath,the wish will come true. Other countries have different customs.