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Happy Birthdays are Blooming at Gilroy Gardens!
We LOVE celebrating birthdays here at Gilroy Gardens Family Theme Park! In fact, we built “The Party Place” right in the middle of our park so kids of all ages would have the perfect place to celebrate while enjoying all the fun rides and attractions.
While you get ready to plan your own birthday party, we thought it might be fun to learn more about birthday celebrations from all around the world!
How Do YOU Say “Happy Birthday”?
Practice saying these birthday greetings from around the world:
- Chinese: 生日快乐
- French: Joyeux anniversaire
- German: Alles Gute zum Geburtstag [Everything good on your birthday]
- Italian: Buon compleanno
- Japanese: 誕生日おめでとう
- Spanish: Feliz cumpleaños
- Tagalog: Maligayang kaarawan
- Vietnamese: Chúc mừng sinh nhật
Fun Birthday Traditions
Here in America, common birthday traditions include giving gifts, singing “Happy Birthday,” and blowing out candles on a cake. Other countries have their own unique traditions, including:
- Brazil: Family and friends will pull on your ear lobes—one tug for each year
- Canada: You might get “greased” with butter on your nose to ward off bad luck
- Jamaica: Birthday kids might get a surprise dusting of flour—from head to toe!
- Mexico: Everyone takes a turn trying to break open a colorful piñata filled with candy
- Nepal: Brightly-colored rice yogurt gets smeared on your forehead
Tasty Birthday Treats
Many different cultures enjoy different types of cakes on birthdays. But there are a few different food items you might encounter at birthday parties in other parts of the world:
- Australia: “Fairy Bread,” a thick slice of untoasted white bread slathered in butter, then covered with candy sprinkles and cut into triangles
- Brazil: “Brigadieros,” festive chocolate truffles coated with coconut or chocolate sprinkles
- China: Steamed buns that look like peaches (which represent longevity and immortality)
- Denmark: A “Cake Man” (or “Cake Lady”) decorated with icing and candies
- Mexico: Tres Leches Cake, traditionally eaten without using your hands*
- Korea: Seawood soup to honor your mother and ensure a long and healthy life
*Want a good giggle? Check out this funny video from HiHo Kids:
Kids Try Birthday Food from Around the World
Plan Your BEST Birthday Party Ever at The Party Place!
Got a special celebration coming up? Bring all your best friends out to The Party Place at Gilroy Gardens Family Theme Park for the BEST birthday party ever! (And tell Mom and Dad, it’ll also be the EASIEST birthday party ever.)
Here’s everything you get when you book your party at Gilroy Gardens (March through September):
- Full-day park admission for 10-25 guests
- Access to all rides and water play areas in operation on day of your visit
- 2-hour party in The Party Place! with balloons and birthday-themed decorations
- 4 picnic tables that seat 8-10 people each, with shade umbrellas
- Pizza and soft drinks, plus plates, cups, and napkins
- Vouchers for Pitch ’n’ Win games
- Optional add-ons: Platter of cookies, chocolate cupcakes, extra game vouchers, additional pizzas, or Dippin’ Dots vouchers
Reserve your date and time now—and get ready for a celebration to remember at Gilroy Gardens!
Note: If you have an even bigger bash in mind, contact Group Sales to plan your event for groups of 50 or more.
Bust-a-Gut Birthday Jokes
Keep your party guests giggling with these funny birthday jokes!
- What do you always get on your birthday?
Another year older. - Why didn’t the teddy bear want any cake?
He was stuffed. - Why do we put candles on the top of birthday cakes?
Because it’s too hard to put them on the bottom. - What did the pirate say on his 80th birthday?
“Aye, matey!” - Where do you get a birthday present for your cat?
From a cat-alogue. - Why didn’t the pony sing “Happy Birthday”?
She was a little horse.
Sources:
DuoLingo: How People Celebrate Birthday All Around the World
Little Passports: 12 Birthday Celebrations Around the World
Readers Digest: 102 Birthday Jokes That Are Better Than Cake