In the end, the birthday person gets to forward the funds raised to a cause and country of his/her choice.

Parties are limited to 15 children including the Birthday person.

Ask each of the guests to bring photos of themselves with the birthday person from years ago.

And then the birthday person writes back, ‘Thanks so much for remembering.’

Bring a party of eight friends or more for your birthday, and the birthday person's meal is on us!

Ideal to take a birthday person a short distance to a restaurant, or from work to lunch...

In those times there was no tradition of bringing gifts and guests would merely bring good wishes for the birthday person.

So they ask if they can tell the birthday person or bride and groom that they'll get a gift for them later.

Traditionally the birthday person makes a private wish, which will be realized if all the candles are extinguished in a single breath.

Most of the time, the number of candles is the same as the age of the birthday person.

Or does the birthday person buy themselves a cake on their special day, as a weird but logistically simpler present to themselves?

You can't spend three full days merely contemplating the wonderfulness of the birthday person without lassitude setting in.

To protect them from harm, friends and family would to come be with the birthday person and bring good thoughts and wishes.

In Ecuador, sometimes the birthday person will take a large bite off the birthday cake before it is served.

You may like to design a "Happy Birthday" surprise that will appear on screen when the birthday person turns the computer on.

In contemporary Western cultures, the birthday person blows out the candles on the cake after those celebrating have sung the birthday song.

A "Gentle" Roast and/or Memory Book -- ask everyone to write down something about the birthday person.

In all cases, the birthday person will enjoy a Free Session compliments of Kartbahn to help celebrate the occasion.

Memory Scrapbook -- Use pictures to create a memorable scrapbook as a gift to the birthday person.

For example, in Uruguay, party guests touch the birthday person's shoulder or head following the singing of "Happy Birthday to You".

Eunice Newkirk, as the recently divorced birthday person, gives depth to a song called "Why Did We Part?"

Invitations - Make your own or purchase ready-made invitations that match your theme - add a photo of the birthday person when they were a baby.

Among the Dutch, instead of people showering the birthday person with special treats, it is the birthday person's place to treat those around him or her.

Instead of the traditional "jump out and yell surprise", have the guests walk in on the birthday person, as if nothing out of the ordinary is going on.

More specifically, the birthday person is traditionally presented with a birthday cake with lit candles, with the number of candles sometimes corresponding to the age of the person.