When is YOUR Birthday?

By: Andi Feyrtr

History of Birthday Cake can be traced back to the ancient Greeks who made round or moon shaped honey cakes or bread and took it to the temple of Artemis -the Goddess of Moon. They even placed candles on the cake to make the cake glow like the moon.

The tradition of Birthday cake started in Germany in Middle Ages. This special birthday cake, sweetened bread dough, later reemerged in Germany as a Kinderfest or the birthday celebrations of a young child. Germans also baked another special kind of a cake called Geburtstagorten as it was baked in layers. This was sweeter that the coarse and bread like cake that were usually made at that time.

Traditions and Superstitious Beliefs Related to Birthday Cake In medieval times people of England used to place symbolic objects like coins, rings and thimbles in the batter of the cake. It was believed that those who found coin in the cake would be wealthy while the unlucky finder of the thimble would never marry. Wedding was signified for the person who found the slice of cake with ring. Even today some people follow the tradition and place small figures, fake coins and small candies inside the cake.

If the cake fell while baking it was considered to be a bad omen and signified bad luck for the person in the coming year.

When is YOUR Birthday? Leave a comment of your Birth Month & Day.