Birthday - A Reason to be Happy

On the previous Saturday we celebrated our small toddler's 5th birthday. We enjoyed a lot we played many games, burst balloons and in the end burst the big pranha filled with candies, sweets, chocolates and lollipops.There were many gifts given to my brother. Before the birthday i thought that i would take half of the gifts and hoped that the guests would give gifts which could also come in my use, so i started being good towards my brother so that he would easily allow me to use his gifts. My all expectations went wrong and my rude brother was more rude then before. Just when the party was over a question hit my mind that why do we celebrate birthdays. The next i researched on it and found the answer. I came to that birthday is celebrated to have fun.

Celebrating birthdays has many meanings which are

• We are 1 year more closer to our death
• 1 more year has past safe sound
• i am (your age) now one year older then before
  

One of the important things without which the birthday is not completed the birthday song. It is mostly sung  when the cake is being cut or when the child is blowing up the candles. This "Happy Birthday to you" song was first written by Louisville sisters Patty and Mildred hill in 1890s.

Happy birthday to you 

Happy birthday to you

Happy birthday Happy birthday you

This birthday song is known to every 5 year old child. It is sung in 153 movies and well known in English culture.

Every single religion has different views on birthdays for example

 Christians believe that birthday celebrations are portrayed in a negative light in the Bible and have historical connections with magic, superstitions, and Paganism. Some Muslims consider the celebration of a birthday to be a sin, as it is considered an "innovation" of the faith, or bi'dah while other Muslims have issued statements saying that the celebration of a birthday is permissible.Hindus celebrate the birth anniversary day every year when the day that corresponds to lunar month or solar month (Sun Signs Nirayana System – Sourava Mana Masa) of birth and has the same asterism (Star / Nakshatra) as that of the date of birth. That age is reckoned whenever Janma Nakshatra of the same month passes.

Now do you get it why we celebrate birthdays. Well! in my views one should celebrate birthdays as it is a way to gather people and have fun. Especially for the teens to get some rest from their tough routine of studies