Birthdays Around the World

Birthdays Around the World

Discover how children from all over the world celebrate their birthdays! Everyone has a birthday. But not everyone celebrates the same way. Meet seventeen kids from different countries around the globe who are each enjoying a birthday according to their local traditions. Mercedes in Peru eats a cake and a purple pudding called mazamorra morada. Ieva in Latvia is raised in the birthday chair, one lift for each year. And Phúc Khang in Vietnam commemorates Tet, when everyone in the country turns one year older. Kids everywhere are invited to the fun! There are so many ways to have a happy birthday!