Birthday Traditions Around the World!

In ______, people pull on your earlobe. You get one pull for each year.

In China, people have _____ for lunch.

In Cananda, your _____ gets greased with butter for good luck.

In Isreal, ______ _______ sit on a chair and grown-ups lift them up. They lift them up once for each year and one more time for good luck.

What is the birthday tradition in Russia?

• You get a birthday cake.

• You get a birthday cupcake.

• You get a birthday pie.

• You get a birthday potato.

In Mexico, you are blindfolded and have to break a pinata. Everyone _____ the treats.

In India, you wear a colorful dress and _____ _____ chocolates at school.

What is the birthday tradition in Germany?

• Birthday cake candles are lit at sunset and burn all night. At breakfast, you blow out the candles and make a wish.

• Birthday cake candles are lit at sunrise and burn all day. At dinner, you throw the cake in the bin.

• Birthday cake candles are lit at sunrise and burn all day. At dinner, you put your face in the cake.

• Birthday cake candles are lit at sunrise and burn all day. At dinner, you blow out the candles and make a wish.