Happy Birthday, 'Happy Birthday to You!' 13 Odd Facts About the Birthday Song

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FACT: We earthlings have some strange traditions. Wikipedia's description of how and when we sing the birthday song, will make you feel like a Martian. Enjoy:

"It is often the tradition that at a birthday party, the song 'Happy Birthday to You' is sung to the birthday person by the other guests gathered around. The birthday person is usually seated in front of a table where there is a birthday cake with candles

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Photo by: Amblin Ent/ET

FACT: We earthlings have some strange traditions. Wikipedia's description of how and when we sing the birthday song, will make you feel like a Martian. Enjoy:

"It is often the tradition that at a birthday party, the song 'Happy Birthday to You' is sung to the birthday person by the other guests gathered around. The birthday person is usually seated in front of a table where there is a birthday cake with candles that have just been lit. The number of candles is often the same as the age of the birthday person. After the song is sung (usually just once), sometimes party guests will add phrases like 'And many happy returns !' or 'And many more!'expressing the hope that the birthday person will enjoy a long life. The birthday person is asked to make a wish ('Make a wish!') --which is done silently-and then blow out the candles."
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