The German Geburtstag is like the English day of birth. In English "anniversary" generally refers to other kinds of recurring commemorations, such as weddings or great events in history. The Italians also say anniversario, the same word the French use for birthday – anniversaire. You could translate it as “complete year” – in other words, you have your first birthday upon completing your first year, and so on. The Italian word for birthday – compleanno – is more logical. ![]() But you don’t celebrate your birthday the day you’re born, you celebrate it in the years that follow. The English word birthday signifies the day of birth. Some people even have two – a private and an official birthday. Whether you’re the Pope in the Vatican, King Charles in Buckingham Palace, a homeless person on the street, or a convict in jail – you were born, therefore you have a birthday. But more about that later.īirthdays are great equalizers. It took centuries for Christmas to be commemorated, and it’s linked to something that we’ll celebrate tomorrow, December 31. The first Christmas didn’t occur during Christ’s lifetime, however. ![]() ![]() In North America and Europe, Christmas – celebrating the birth of Christ – has become the most important Christian feast day. A meaningful birthday happened five days ago, on December 25.
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