birthday

Also known as anniversary, birth anniversary, B-day, bday, birth day

thumb|upright=1.33 |A Rwandan family celebrating a birthday at home in 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Rwanda|COVID-19 pandemic A birthday is the anniversary of the birth of a person or the figurative birth of an institution. Birthdays of people are celebrated in numerous cultures, often with birthday gifts, birthday cards, a birthday party, or a rite of passage.

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A birthday is the anniversary of the day a person was born, or in some cases, when an institution was founded. Birthdays are celebrated in many cultures around the world, typically with gifts, cards, parties, or special ceremonies.

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Contents

Coming of age
Other landmark birthdays
Birthday parties
Birthday cake
Birthdays as holidays
Birthdays of religious figures
Krishna
Buddha
Jesus and Christian saints
Ganesha
Sikh gurus
Muhammad
Religious views
Judaism
Christianity
Name days
Islam
Hinduism
Historical and cultural perspectives
Classical antiquity
Ancient Rome
Asia
Japan
North Korea
South Korea
Africa
Ghana
Distribution through the year
Leap day
Beddian birthday
Statistical risk of dying
See also
References
Notes
External links

Many religions celebrate the birth of their founders or religious figures with special holidays (e.g. Christmas, Mawlid, Buddha's Birthday, Krishna Janmashtami, and Gurpurb).

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