Everybody has a birthday. Many children in other countries celebrate their birthdays like children in the United States. They have a birthday cake, gifts, and sometimes a birthday party for friends. Friends 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 5 today! The birthday cake usually has lighted candle on it, one candle for each year of your life. The birthday child makes a wish and then 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.