Why do you eat birthday cake on your birthday?

Answer 1

For many reasons, by definition it is a celebration or anniversary of a person who is born. Cake is one of the more Social conventional means of bringing people together. According to the world book encyclopedia it is deemed that it is a pagan custom if anyone celebrates the birth of a person.

in earlier times making cake was one the creative and artistic things you could do yourself providing you could afford the ingredients and spend the time creating it.

if you really want to look into history, origins and birthday related topics you could use the phrase "birthday" on wikipedia.

Answer 2

The birthday cake has come to be a symbol of the celebration of a birthday. This is for another new year in the person's life, and the cake is sort of like a good-luck thing. That's why the birthday boy / girl blows out the candles and makes a wish, and why they are supposed to cut the first slice (almost as if the cake is the new year in their life, and the first cut is to sort of bring that new year to life).

Also it tastes awesome

Answer 3

Tradition & my Mother made the very best! It was baked after Thanksgiving, wrapped in a cheesecloth soaked in Early Times Whiskey & cut on Christmas Eve. She baked her last one in Dec. 1993 Died on Feb. 14 1994 @ the precious age of 88 yrs. I have not tasted one since like hers! I really miss her & her wonderful cooking!

Answer 4

Before modern ovens and store bought cake mixes, more energy was devoted to cooking and especially bread baking for the family. Cakes generally required more expensive ingredients and were more time consuming so they were reserved for special occasions,

Answer 5

People may require celebration cakes for birthdays, especially for young children's birthdays and a wide range of cakes are available in supermarkets for this. Celebration cakes may also be used for other occasions such as weddings, engagement parties, graduations and leaving parties.

Answer 6

to celebrate a special occasion. plus cake tastes good. imagine if it was celebration eggplant, that's not yummy enough!

Answer 7

You buy cake on birthdays to celebrate the birthday and give a delightful, sweet dessert in honor of the birthday girl/boy.

Answer 8

To celebrate how old they are.