I've heard many things about birthdays, like they are pagan holiday. I was told by one person that birthdays originate with demons. That people would put the circle of candles on a cake, use it to trap a demon. Then bring it to the person who's birthday it was. The person would make a wish, and when the demon made the wish true, the person would blow out the candle and set the demon free. But I cannot find any information on birthdays on the web as to when it started or where it came from?
2006-10-31 03:00:16 · 8 answers · asked by Rossi 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Other - Holidays
the birthday is the day a person is born
2006-10-31 03:08:13 · answer #1 · answered by brian 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your mother.....
No really.
OK then read this:
It is thought that the large-scale celebration of birthdays in Europe began with the cult of Mithras, which originated in Persia but was spread by soldiers throughout the Roman Empire. Before this, such celebrations were not common; and, hence, practices from other contexts such as the Saturnalia were adapted for birthdays. Because many Roman soldiers took up Mithraism, it had a wide distribution and influence throughout the empire until it was supplanted by Christianity.
Birthday celebrations were rare during the Middle Ages but saw a resurgence with the advent of the Reformation. During this period, they were seen as a good way to transfer customs from the saint's days to other dates not linked to the newly repudiated veneration of saints.
Even today, the celebration of birthdays is not universal in the West; in addition to those people preferring name day celebrations, Jehovah's Witnesses do not celebrate either, considering them to be pagan festivals along with Christmas and Easter. Many adults loathe celebrating it as it reminds them that they are getting progressively older.
2006-10-31 03:03:11 · answer #2 · answered by David W 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A birthday is the date on which a person is born, marking the day a life outside the womb begins. I dont think there is any story behind it as it is just to mark the one and only one you that is born into this world, the mark of the beginning of a new and unique
2006-10-31 03:03:28 · answer #3 · answered by penny_172 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They start with somebody being born. Some people relish life and celebrate the fact they were given it. It most likely pre-dates history.
2006-10-31 03:04:23 · answer #4 · answered by Spirit Walker 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's just a celebration of the day you were born.
2006-10-31 03:08:04 · answer #5 · answered by Julie F 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here's a link with a lot of history:
http://www.birthdayexpress.com/bexpress/planning/BirthdayCelebrations.asp
It's pretty interesting . . .
2006-10-31 03:03:36 · answer #6 · answered by thatgirl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From our Great great great father
2006-10-31 03:07:38 · answer #7 · answered by ~Peace~N~Love~ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
from.. .people being born?
2006-10-31 03:01:47 · answer #8 · answered by kent_shakespear 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋