Birthday

"God looked at everything he had made and found it very good"

The aforementioned line taken from Genesis is the best description of why God decided to create the species of human beings. The reason behind our existence is obviously the same.

Birthday celebrations are a hymn to life. The beautiful life God bestowed up on us certain years ago and gave us a chance to act, to perform and most importantly to enjoy it. We celebrate our Birthday remembering the precious moments we spent in our lives as well as in order to welcome the upcoming year. Be it a child or an adult, everyone is excited about their Birthday. Loved ones around too shower the Birthday person with sundry Birthday gifts, Birthday cards and the words weaved in sweet melody saying "Happy Birthday to you...". All this and lot more just to make his or her day an exquisite one to foster all their lives.

The origin of Birthday celebrations has a captivating story related to it. Many thousand years ago, it was a common belief that spirits of past life bother the person on his or her Birthday. Among these spirits, some may harm them. In order to shoo away those evil spirits, a lot of noise was made, lamps were lit and near and dear ones used to shower on the Birthday person their best wishes and evoked divine blessings as well. Each element we use during Birthday celebrations hold immense significance. For instance, the candles are an integral part of any birthday party and they are supposed to carry the signals of your wishes to God.

Each Birthday marks the evolution of an individual in every sense of the word. But earlier not many people were lucky enough to know the exact date of their birth on this earth. It was a thing of honor to know about one's birth date and only people belonging to royal family had idea of it. They used to throw elaborate feasts and the entire kingdom used to attend it. The lavish Birthday bash by King Pharaoh has been referred to in the chapters of Bible is the testimonial of the same fact.

With the discovery of solar and lunar cycles came the calendars, which made it easy to track the exact date on which one is born. In present times, we see many nuances in Birthday celebrations. Either people organize theme parties or they decide to just chill out with their friends and family members. Whatever be the mode of celebrations it fills our heart with new expectations from life and a determination to attain them.





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