Why Do We Eat Cake On Our Birthdays?
So why is a birthday cake an absolute requirement for a birthday celebration?
The answer to this goes way back to the beginning of written history!
We’ll be going over the origins of the first birthday cake and following it through the history of humankind to the present day.
If it’s your birthday today, make a wish, and let’s learn about cake!
The ancient Greeks originated the idea of having cakes when celebrating another year of life as we know it today.
The Greeks got this idea of celebrating birthdays from something the Ancient Egyptians did.
They had a tradition of commemorating a pharaoh’s coronation as a god or goddess, which they called their “birthday.”
In Ancient Egypt, cakes were considered sacred and were created as unburnt sacrifices and bloodless offerings to deities, kings, and heroes.
This was an alternative to, or in addition to, animal sacrifices.
The Greeks, inspired by the Egypt birthday rituals, first offered cakes to Artemis, their moon goddess.
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