Birthdays are celebrated here but differently. The birthday person buys their own cake and if there is a dinner gathering they pay for that too. I definitely favor our method where the birthday person is the one spoiled. Cakes are different too. They look really good with lots of beautiful fruity designs but they definitely lack something in the taste. Sort of reminds me of bread with unsweetened whipped cream on top. Definitely not worth the calories…and I haven’t seen a chocolate cake yet. Chinese Birthday candles are a lot more fun – they bloom, or shoot off fireworks and even play the tune “Happy Birthday” as it burns. Unfortunately it continues playing the song till you can’t stand it anymore and you have to crush it (water doesn’t even stop it).
