Comments on: Why Have a Big Birthday Party for a One-Year-Old? http://www.michaelturner.us/2009/01/10/why-have-a-big-birthday-party-for-a-one-year-old/ Beer is living proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy. -- Benjamin Franklin Thu, 03 Nov 2011 05:38:21 -0400 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: Mia http://www.michaelturner.us/2009/01/10/why-have-a-big-birthday-party-for-a-one-year-old/#comment-270992 Mia Thu, 25 Mar 2010 01:14:27 +0000 http://www.michaelturner.us/?p=960#comment-270992 You will be more surprised if you see other Filipinos celebrating the baby's 1st month/2nd month/3rd month (and so forth month) birthday. Yeah, lots of filipinos "who can afford" do that these days. Check out their facebook account for photos! Yeah, it can really get stupid... I think, more than tradition, filipinos "who can afford" celebrate thier kid's birthday for "showing off" that they can afford. Aside from that, filipinos generally love to eat unhealthy food. So whenever there's an excuse to eat Lechon and drink lots of beers, filipinos will have a big bangin' party. By the way, I'm a Filipino.. sigh You will be more surprised if you see other Filipinos celebrating the baby’s 1st month/2nd month/3rd month (and so forth month) birthday. Yeah, lots of filipinos “who can afford” do that these days. Check out their facebook account for photos! Yeah, it can really get stupid…

I think, more than tradition, filipinos “who can afford” celebrate thier kid’s birthday for “showing off” that they can afford. Aside from that, filipinos generally love to eat unhealthy food. So whenever there’s an excuse to eat Lechon and drink lots of beers, filipinos will have a big bangin’ party.

By the way, I’m a Filipino.. sigh

]]> By: Tom N http://www.michaelturner.us/2009/01/10/why-have-a-big-birthday-party-for-a-one-year-old/#comment-215653 Tom N Sun, 01 Feb 2009 03:59:55 +0000 http://www.michaelturner.us/?p=960#comment-215653 When I lived in Korea, it was much the same. The two biggest birthday celebrations were a person's first and a person's sixtieth. The reason? In the old days, a person may not live to that first one and may not live to that sixtieth one. When I lived in Korea, it was much the same. The two biggest birthday celebrations were a person’s first and a person’s sixtieth. The reason? In the old days, a person may not live to that first one and may not live to that sixtieth one.

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