生日蛋糕一般是一种装饰的非常漂亮的蛋糕,而且在端上来的时候上面要插上与寿星年龄一样多的蜡烛。;寿星要默默的许个愿望,然后吹灭蜡烛,这是因为古时欧洲人相信烟是能升上天堂的,许愿后吹灭蜡烛,就代表愿望能随著烟传达到天空。而如果是一口气就吹灭了所有的蜡烛,那么愿望就可能实现。有种迷信说法认为如果把愿望说出...来就不灵了。寿星一般要切蛋糕的第一刀,除非是太小父母才可以代劳。 如果生日聚会在一家餐馆举行,那么也会唱生日歌。餐厅的服务生可能还会领唱接着就会送上餐后甜点(可能是也可能不是蛋糕,可能免费也可能不免费)。;这个餐后甜点可能用一些发光的东西代替蜡烛。餐厅的其他顾客一般会加入进来一起祝福,唱歌。;在一些餐厅还会有特别的非传统生日歌去和舞蹈表演。 对于一些特别的生日或者因为蜡烛的数目会有引起火灾的风险,特殊的蜡烛可能会取代实际的多个小蜡烛。这些蜡烛做成数字的样子,例如5随生日可能在蛋糕上点一支象数字5的蜡烛,50岁生日点一支象数字50的蜡烛就行了。 生日对每个人来说都是很重特别的日子,所以一般过生日的人都会受到朋友和家人的特别待遇。所以小孩子都对自己的生日十分的期待,甚至希望早点来,但是成年人则比较反感,因为又有人来祝贺自己老了一岁。;除了聚会之外,在生日这一点还会有礼物送给过生日的人,一般来说会得到一大堆朋友和家人送的礼物。 孩子们的生日聚会一般比较有趣,还有许多有意思的游戏例如老鹰抓小鸡Pin;the;Tail;on;the;Donkey,;抢座位游戏,;hitting;piñatas等。成年人的生日聚会就比较正式了,一般是在一家餐厅吃一顿丰盛的晚餐。不管在什么年龄,这些聚会的目的都是让过生日的人感到非常的幸福快乐。有个笑话这样讲,生日有时被叫做一年内最美好的一天,生日后一天则是一年最糟糕的一天,因为到下一次生日还有一年呢! 还有一个传统叫惊喜聚会。有时人们故意显得把某个人的生日忘记了,让要过生日的人感到自己被忽视了,而实际上大家都在暗中准备惊喜聚会。相反的,很多人对这个聚会也是守口如瓶,因为大家对这个聚会都很期待。 美国人的社会关系其实非常简单,他们的孩子过生日不请亲戚朋友,但却一定要请孩子的同学。一般来说,如果一个班里有十几个孩子,那么这些孩子的父母基本上每个月都要出席一次生日Party。 家长们一般都不会在家里给自己的孩子举办生日Party,而是在公园、儿童健身房、博物馆等等地方包两个小时,租用它们的场地。这样孩子们既有专人带队,而且还有专门的地方玩耍,更重要的是家长自己不会太累,因为这些地方会准备游戏、食物和生日蛋糕。但孩子的家长一般需要准备好简单的礼物,分发给前来参加Party的孩子们Birthday;cake;is;a;kind;of;adornment;is;very;beautiful;cake,;and;above;to;plug;in;when;served;with;age;as;many;candles;birthday;girl.;Longevity;will;silently;make;a;wish;and;then;blow;out;the;candles,;this;is;because;the;ancient;europeans;believe;that;smoke;is;in;heaven;can,;after;blowing;out;the;candles;vows,;represents;desire;can;along;with;the;smoke;into;the;sky.;And;if;it;is;a;sigh;of;relief;all;blew;out;the;candles,;so;wish;can;achieve.;There;is;a;superstition;that;if;you;wish;it;was;ineffective.;General;first;knife;to;cut;the;cake,;birthday;girl;unless;you;are;too;young;parents;can;be;used;instead.If;the;birthday;party;held;in;a;restaurant,;so;also;can;sing;a;birthday;song.;Restaurant;waiter;might;have;led;and;will;send;you;for;dessert;(may;or;may;not;be;cake,;may;be;free;or;not;free).;This;dessert;may;use;some;glowing;things;instead;of;candles.;The;restaurant's;other;customers;generally;will;join;together;to;bless,;to;sing.;In;some;restaurants;will;have;special;non-traditional;birthday;song;and;dance;performances.For;some;special;birthday;or;because;there;is;a;risk;of;fire,;the;number;of;candles;special;candles;are;likely;to;be;replaced;by;more;than;the;actual;little;candles.;These;candles;made;the;appearance;of;digital,;such;as;5;with;birthday;may;be;a;like;number;5;a;candle;on;the;cake,;birthday;a;candle;a;like;number;of;50.Birthday;for;everyone;is;a;special;day,;so;in;general;the;birthday;person;can;special;treatment;by;friends;and;family.;So;the;children;are;very;looking;forward;to,;for;her;birthday;or;even;want;to;come;early,;but;adults;are;more;disgusted,;because;and;others;to;congratulate;his;old;one;year;old.;In;addition;to;the;party,;in;the;birthday;of;this;will;be;a;birthday;gift;to;a;person,;in;general;will;get;a;lot;of;presents;for;friends;and;family.Children's;birthday;parties;tend;to;be;interesting,;there;are;many;interesting;games;such;as;the;eagle;catches;chicken;Pin;the;Tail;on;the;Donkey,;musical;chairs,;hitting;pinatas,;etc.;Adult's;birthday;party;is;more;formal,;usually;in;a;restaurant;to;eat;a;sumptuous;dinner.;No;matter;what;the;age,;the;purpose;of;these;meetings;is;let;people;feel;very;happy;birthday.;A;joke;say;that;birthday;is;sometimes;called;the;best;day;in;a;year,;birthday;after;the;day;is;the;worst;day;of;a;year,;because;the;next;birthday;and;a;year!There;is;a;tradition;called;surprise;party.;Sometimes;people;deliberately;seem;forget;someone's;birthday,;let;to;the;birthday;person;feel;neglected,;and;to;prepare;a;surprise;party,;in;fact,;everyone;in;the;dark.;On;the;contrary,;a;lot;of;people;to;the;party;as;well,;because;we;are;very;much;looking;forward;to;for;the;party.American;social;relations;are;actually;very;simple,;their;children;don't;birthday;please;relatives;and;friends,;but;be;sure;to;please;the;child's;classmates.;In;general,;if;a;class;has;a;dozen;children,;then;the;parents;of;these;children;is;basically;to;attend;a;birthday;Party;every;month.Parents;do;not;give;their;children&