2006-07-24 10:30:50 · 43 answers · asked by content315 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Other - Holidays
sometimes wishes do come true
2006-07-24 10:31:58 · answer #1 · answered by antiekmama 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Why do we put candles on a birthday cake, and where did that tradition originate?
Candy Sparkes was the first person to place candles on a birthday cake, and that was light years ago.
Steve Barrett, Glenbrook
We put candles on birthday cakes to honour the birthday person - usually one candle for each year. The custom goes back to the ancient Greeks, when worshippers of Artemis, goddess of the moon and hunting, used to put honey cakes on the altars of her temple on the sixth day of every month. It was believed that the candles had the power to grant a wish and ensure a happy year. The wish had to remain secret and would come true only if all the candles were blown out with one puff. The candles lost their magical power if the wish was uttered aloud.
Anna Simon, Bondi Junction
2006-07-24 10:38:05 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's just tradition.
The next time you make a wish on your birthday, don't make it a wish that you know will not come true, like winning the lottery or getting a pony. Make it a good wish, and don't think about it for too long, then maybe it will come true!
2006-07-24 11:20:19 · answer #3 · answered by iBrooke 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tradition
2006-07-24 10:32:31 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's just a tradition. Dreams come true only if you work toward that end. I used to live in Virginia. I wanted to live in Nevada. I moved there but got laid-off after six weeks and had to move back. It took me 22 months to get back here, but I never gave up on the dream. I worked and saved my money until I had enough to move back and live until I found a job. I have been here since Septemebr of 2004 and my dream has truly come true. I love it here and will never live anywhere else.
ConspiracyEx...: That was AWFUL!!!
2006-07-24 11:06:24 · answer #5 · answered by christopher s 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's just a tradition originated from the old times. you see, people didn't live very long in the old times, plus, your birthday only comes once a year. so, essentially, there really isn't a point to it but it's more of a tradition.
2006-07-24 10:34:22 · answer #6 · answered by chef_la_taylor 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a way of focusing your thoughts on what you would like for the future. Even if the wish fairy doesn't exist, you might help it come true by your own actions.
2006-07-24 10:33:00 · answer #7 · answered by nkasoff 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
who needs a point to make a wish- wish on everything!
2006-07-25 21:05:12 · answer #8 · answered by girlinlove 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a way of setting a goal for the coming year.
2006-07-24 10:32:28 · answer #9 · answered by ©2009 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
*Close your eyes...make a wish...dream...*
It's part of life! <:
I suggest it...wish upon a star...that's the name of my website. And yes, I have done this...and yes...they come true occasionally.
Live life to the fullest. It's okay to wish and dream....!! <:
***PP88***
2006-07-24 13:55:42 · answer #10 · answered by PumpkinPasty88 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
So u have something to live for for the next 365 days.
2006-07-24 15:39:00 · answer #11 · answered by Tink 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋