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For most of human history, ordinary people’s birthdays weren’t cause for much celebration. In fact, in the ancient world if you weren’t among the elite, odds are your birthday would have mostly just been noted for things like astrological purposes, rather than throwing parties in your honor annually.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_Genesis
http://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/ancient/herodotus-persians.asp
https://books.google.com/books?id=VIoUAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA15#v=onepage&q&f=false
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolaus_Zinzendorf
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_candle_making
http://www.therichest.com/expensive-lifestyle/entertainment/10-most-expensive-parties-ever-thrown/
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/other/123-year-old-bolivian-man-oldest-living-person-ever-documented-f6C10934840
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemis
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birthday_cake
http://www.cehd.umn.edu/fsos/projects/birthdays/research.asp
http://www.proflowers.com/blog/origin-of-birthday-cake-and-birthday-candles
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/11/history-of-birthdays_n_4227366.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birthday_cake
http://hankeringforhistory.com/the-history-of-the-birthday-cake/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birthday
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