text | @kestrel

[realists]

[ simple text, straightforward and easy: ]

What are the birthday traditions on your home planets?

[ jyn hasn't celebrated a birthday in something like... fifteen years so to say she's out of practice would be a gross understatement. she tells herself this is cultural anthropology, her mother would be proud. TIME TO LEARN, time to attempt to live like a normal human being... ]

Comments

text: scavenger.rey

[talentedscavenger]

Wouldn't know. It was another day.

But, I heard in some place cake is involved.

text; thunderer

[worldsaway]

Traditionally, you start to forget about it after your 500th birthday and then everyone else forgets as well.

audio un:pnwsalex

[11calls]

Normally back home it's a fair amount of drinking, some sort of party or celebration and cake or whatever you'd like.

[ text | un: drn0167 ]

[sentiences]

My partner goes drinking.

I think it's a birthday gift when he manages to win a bar fight.

text: frankenstein

[jolting]

Depends on the age and the culture. I say celebrate it however you want, or don't celebrate it at all.

un: yri

[sentence]

A few presents from your loved ones. Maybe a slice of cake, but what's more important is being good the whole year. You don't make friends who'd celebrate with you if you're an ass.

un: TheStrandInstitute

[nobasisinfact]

It's dependant on the person.

In some cases, religion, personal preference or family traditions play a deciding factor. Other times it can be dictated by those around you or what is currently the societal norm.

Yourself?

text; un: kirk

[winscenario]

Where I come from, people usually throw a birthday party. There's food, cake, drinks sometimes. It really depends on how old you are or what you're into. For instance, some people just get together with friends and go out for drinks. And there's the gift-giving, of course.

Is it your birthday?

text; @a.parrish

[antietam]

I think you're supposed to make a wish.

On the right days, you can get fireworks too.

[tetherer]

traditionally, the whole family would be invited and there would be a lot of dancing and music. people would decorate the birthday person's house with flowers. everyone would bring gifts of food and all eat a spread of various dishes. the traditional birthday cake has cardamom and rose flavors.

my birthday was a bit different than others', though.

text; @cphantom

[sweetlies]

My birthday was close to Christmas so we always had a tree decorated. Our presents were under the tree, decorations everywhere, no lessons that day. All the servants wished us a happy birthday and the people who lived on the estate.

We'd have supper, all of us together, and cake. If it wasn't too cold out then, we'd watch the meteor shower.

text | @minsu

[foxtrots]

i think there's cake. and people throw you a party and give you presents. i hope i have one someday, it seems nice.