Birthday culture

dessert served to celebrate a birthday

thumb|Mexican American girls at a quinceañera celebration in Santa Fe, New Mexico

Dol () or doljanchi () is a Korean tradition that celebrates a baby's first birthday.

A birthstone is a gemstone that represents a person's birth period, usually the month. Birthstones are often worn as jewelry or a pendant necklace.

The Amphidromia (, ), in ancient Greece, was a ceremonial feast celebrated on the fifth or seventh day after the birth of a child.

Korean 60th (lunar) birthday celebration

Zhuazhou () is a Chinese ritual held at a child's first birthday party. The parents put various objects before the child. Parents will often put objects that symbolize career choices or personality traits. The child's choice is used to forecast its future. It is said that this custom can be dated back to the Northern and Southern dynasties (420–589). Yan Zhitui in his book Yanshi jiaxun 顏氏家訓 ("The Family Instructions of Master Yan") documented a custom that is very similar to Zhuazhou today. The earliest written record of this custom can be traced back to the Song dynasty (960–1279). It is por

card given to someone to celebrate their birthday

celebratory hats