BIRTHDAY HISTORY

It is however, believed, that the observance of birthdays began with the altered manner of keeping time. In the olden days, people used to keep track of time through the changing movements of the sun or the moon or by some important event that happened at regular intervals such as the passage of a comet. It was only when calendars were formulated in respect of lunar or solar positions did it become possible to mark time changes and other special days. This also made possible the celebration of birthdays and other anniversaries every year on the same day.