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🎉 The Surprisingly Wild History of Birthdays! 🎂

Welcome to Historical Quickies, the show where we unwrap the bizarre, brilliant, and totally unexpected origins of everyday traditions! Today, we’re diving into the history of birthdays—a celebration we treat with cake, candles, confetti, and emotional reflection… but spoiler: it didn’t start that way.

From ancient Egyptian pharaohs who celebrated their divine rebirth (no balloons, just god-status) to the Greek moon-cakes for Artemis, to Roman ragers honoring emperors, the birthday party has taken a 4,000-year glow-up. And yes, the Germans invented Kinderfest and basically gave us the cake + candles combo we obsess over today.

So if you’ve ever wondered why we blow fire out on dessert while people sing at us awkwardly—stick around. Because birthdays weren’t always about wish-making, frosting, and Instagram captions… they were once about astrology, gods, omens, and power. Let’s dig into how your yearly celebration became a global party tradition with candles, chaos, and questionable icing choices.

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