Well technically they don't celebrate birthdays, they celebrate as we would say "stepping up". In assembly the group a group of the babies born in a certain year all technically grow a year older together. All babies born in a certain year are all in the same group. So they technically don't celebrate getting older, they celebrate going a group higher.
In "The Giver," all members of the community celebrate their birthdays on December 31st. This is the day when everyone ages by one year, rather than on their individual birth dates.
The Giver
China does not celebrate Christmas, so there are no words for it.
People forget how old they are in the giver because age is unimportant after 12
The people in The Giver only have first names.
they dont have emotions. the giver has the memories of the past when there were emotions and before the community conformed to Sameness.
In "The Giver," everyone has the same birthday because in their society birthdays are not seen as important individual events. Instead, they are celebrated as a community event to emphasize the values of sameness and equality. This practice helps reinforce the idea that everyone is equal and nobody is more special than others.
In The Giver, all the people of the community are color blind, but since Jonas is The Giver, he can see colors. What happened to the apple was that he was able to see the color red.
just giver
Age 9
The significance of the Ceremony of Twelve was to celebrate the end of childhood and receive the assignments that they would be fulfilling until they were to be admitted into the House of the Old.
There is no particular significance, possibly the 18 in 1918 may have meant something to the giver.