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Birthdays
It is customary to celebrate each anniversary
of a person's birth.
Key birthdays include:
- 16 - widely recognized as the age for beginning
the transition from adolescent to adult
- 18 - the age at which many laws recognize
the independence of the adolescent from his
family and may include the right to vote
and consume alcohol.
- 21 - the age at which almost all remaining
laws confer adulthood
- 25 - celebrating a quarter century
- 30 & 40 - the ages some consider the
peak of the "hill"
- 50 - celebrating a half century
- 75 - celebrating a quarter of a century
- 100 - celebrating a century
How to celebrate varies with
regional, religious,
and ethnic considerations. Children's
parties
often center on food, games,
and entertainment
(pony rides, clowns, magicians,
etc.). Parties
for adults tend toward being
more sedate,
but they may also be built around
events
such as a dinner at a nice restaurant,
a
sporting event, travel, or a
hobby.
For more birthday party ideas,
see the following:
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