A person's birthday is a special day... This is the day when the person was born... People around the world celebrate birthdays in different ways.... In many countries,,, people celebrate with a cake.... There are candles on the cake .... There is one candle each year of the person's life... People sing a song for the person... At the end of the song,, the person blows out the candle...

In some countries,, there is often a party for a child's birthday.. The child's friends come to the home .. There is special food,,, like sweets.... The children play games and sing.. The friends often bring a birthday gift for the child... The gifts are wrapped in colourfull paper... The gift may be a toy,, a book or some clothes... In some countries,, the friends donot bring gifts.. The most important things is to enjoy the day and spend time with friends and family...