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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- 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
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.
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).