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Wie geht's?
The ancient concept of celebrating an individual's completion of a year's trip around the sun came to Nu Zild with the European settlers.
Apparently, one reason for the birthday celebration was that, just as the actual moment of birth is a dangerous thing for mum and baby - so the annual celebration of that moment with friends and family helps keep away any evil spirits lurking around. Which is why it's important to wish a person well on their birthday. I like that idea!
Of course, having a party is also part of that tradition - especially when we're young. Those kids' party years are pretty brief, though.
I love that photo above with all my family present and correct. Dad was right there - he took the photo, Ross is looking on/ helping me celebrate as he still does, and mum is the one holding me back/ protecting me - maybe she was concerned that I was going to dive into her cake without blowing out the candles (I do love cake), but I prefer to think she was watching over me, as she still does.
Thanks mum.
Love and peace - WNP
P.S. huge thanks to friends and family who helped celebrate with me - I really appreciate your good wishes and your ongoing efforts to help keep those evil spirits at bay.
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