An annual celebration commemorating the date or anniversary of someone's birth. Usually, but not in all cultures, birthdays are celebrated in with a party or, in some cultures, a rite of passage.
Recommended Resources
Click on any date and find people throughout history who have been born on that particular day.
http://www.brainyhistory.com/birthdays.html
Users can find out which famous people were born on their birthday. Search by year, date, first name and last name.
http://www.famousbirthdays.com/
Details birthday traditions from around the world as well as birthday traditions in different families. Includes a lesson plan with ideas for activities for children between 2nd and 4th grade.
http://teacherlink.ed.usu.edu/TLresources/units/Byrnes-celebrations/bday.html
