Birthday
Birthday is the name given to the date of
the anniversary of a person's birth. People in many cultures
celebrate this anniversary. In some languages, the word for
birthday literally translates as "anniversary". Birthdays are
traditionally marked by celebrations including a birthday
party or, in some particular cases, a rite of transition.
The celebration of birthdays is not universal. Many religions
oppose celebrating birthdays, relating it to paganism, and
other religions
People born on February 29, which occurs
only during leap years, often celebrate their birthday in
other years on February 28, or March 1 (the first day they
have, measured in whole years, a new age).
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