中国的小孩一周岁时,在孩子周围放上诸如书、针、硬币之类的东西.每件东西都有特定的含义,幼儿摸到的东西将预示未来的一生. 　　中国的中老年人过生日,常吃长长的面条,表示长寿. 　　生日快乐歌的起源 　　关于“祝你生日快乐”一歌是如可产生的故事,一开始是件令人愉快的事,到后来就变了味,令人很扫兴. 　　事情是这样的：有姐妹俩,一个叫玛德里德?希尔,路易思维尔市肯德基实验幼儿园教师,一个叫柏蒂?希尔,该校的校长.姐妹俩一道为儿童们谱写了一首歌,歌名为“大家早上好”.玛德里德里是当赞美歌的专家,再加上好怕音乐天分,又是当地教堂的风琴师,而且她姐姐在幼儿教育方面也很有经验,“大家早上好”一歌无疑是个巨大的成功. 　　1893年,两姐姐发表了一部歌曲集,题名为“幼儿园的故事”.三十一年以后,在柏蒂?希尔出任歌伦比亚大学师范学院幼儿教育系系主任之后,一个名叫罗伯特?科尔曼的男士未经姐姐俩的允许,私自出版了这首歌,在这首歌后又加了一段,即大家熟悉的“祝你生日快乐”,这就构成了对姐妹俩的伤害和侮辱.科尔曼先生增加的第二段歌词使这首歌很快就十分流行. 　　最终,姐妹俩的第一段歌词消失了.“祝你生日快乐”这首唯一的生日歌完全取代了姐妹俩原来的歌曲“大家早上好!”. 　　玛德里德于1916年逝世后,柏蒂与其另一个妹妹杰西卡出面将科尔曼先生告上了法庭.在法庭上,她们证明,实际上她们拥有这首歌曲调的版权.由于这首歌曲的法定版权属于希尔姐妹家,它便被赋予了皇权,无论何时这首歌因商用目的而被唱的时候,其皇权总是会受到保护的. 　　生日蛋糕的由来 　　中古时期的欧洲人相信,生日是灵魂最容易被恶魔入侵的日子,所以在生日当天,亲人朋友都会齐聚身边给予祝福,并且送蛋糕以带来好运驱逐恶魔. 　　生日蛋糕,最初是只有国王才有资格拥有的,流传到现在,不论是大人或小孩,都可以在生日时,买个漂亮的蛋糕,享受众人给予的祝福. 　　Chinesechildrenoneyearofage,placedaroundthechild,suchasbooks,needles,COINSsuchthings.Everythinghaveparticularmeanings,childrentouchthingswillpredictthefuturelife. 　　TheelderlyinChinabirthday,ofteneatlongnoodlesthatlongevity. 　　"Happybirthday"origin 　　About"happybirthdaytoyou"songascanproducestory,beganasasweetone,thatlaterchangedtaste,itisverydisappointing. 　　Thethingis:therearetwosisters,onenamedMildred?Hill,Louisthinking'smunicipalKFCexperimentalkindergartenteachers,1calldarling?Hill,theschoolprincipal.Pattyhill,wroteasongforthechildren,entitled"goodmorningtoall".ManassehDelhiDelhiiswhenhymnsofexperts,plusgoodafraidoflocalmusictalents,astheorganistforherchurch,withhersisterinpreschooleducationalsoveryexperienced,"goodmorningtoall"songwassuretobeasuccess. 　　In1893,twosisterspublishedasongwritingset,entitled"kindergarten'sstory".Thirty-oneyearslater,inPatty?Hillassongunexcelledandpreschooleducationcollegeteacherscollege,anamedRobertafterthedean?Coleman'ssisterbothmenwithoutpermission,privatelypublishedthissong,inthissongsingeraddedasection,namelythefamiliar"happybirthdaytoyou",makingittothesistersoftheinjuryandinsult.Mr.Colemanincreasethesecondparagraphofthissonglyricsthatsoonbecameverypopular. 　　Finally,twosisters,thefirstsectionofthelyricsdisappeared."Happybirthdaytoyou"theoneandonlybirthdaysongcompletelyreplacethesistersoriginalsongs"goodmorningtoall.". 　　Mildreddiedin1916,PattywithanothersisterJessicathree-membertookMrAcourt.Incourt,theyprovedthatthey,indeed,ownedthemelody.Duetothissongstatutorycopyrightbelongstothehillsistershome,itisendowedwithroyalty,wheneverthissongissungforcommercialpurposes,theroyaltiesfromprotection. 　　Theoriginofthebirthdaycake 　　MediaevalEuropeanpeoplebelievethatbirthdayissoulmosteasilythedemonicinvasionofday,soonherbirthday,relativesandfriendswillbegatheredaroundgiveblessing,andsendtobringgoodluckcakeexpelleddemons. 　　Birthdaycake,wasoriginallyonlykingabilityisqualifiedhave,passeddownnow,whetheradultsorchildren,canonherbirthday,buyagood-lookingcake,enjoyallgiveblessing.