Skip to main content

Candles on Birthday Cakes

Image
By

Birthday cakes have been a tradition since the Ancient Romans were around, and celebrating someone’s birth with a delicious pastry seems pretty logical. But have you ever wondered who the first pyromaniac was to light a cake on fire?
There are a few theories about the origins of birthday candles.
Some believe that the tradition of birthday candles began in Ancient Greece, when people brought cakes adorned with lit candles to the temple of Artemis, goddess of the hunt. The candles were lit to make them glow like the moon, a popular symbol associated with Artemis.
Many ancient cultures also believed that smoke carried their prayers to the heavens. Today’s tradition of making wishes before blowing out your birthday candles may have started with that belief. Others believe that the tradition of birthday candles started with the Germans. In 1746, Count Ludwig Von Zinzindorf celebrated his birthday with an extravagant festival. And, of course, A CAKE AND CANDLES: “there was a Cake as large as any Oven could be found to bake it, and Holes made in the Cake according to the Years of the Person’s Age, every one having a Candle stuck into it, and one in the Middle.”
The Germans also celebrated with birthday candles during Kinderfest, a birthday celebration for children in the 1700s. A single birthday candle was lit and placed on the cake to symbolise the "light of life".

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

What is the fastest Internet speed ever recorded?

By
In May, 2020, researchers in Australia claim to have achieved internet speed of 44.2 Terabits per second, the fastest internet speed ever recorded. This unbelievable speed was achieved with the help of a single optical chip called micro-comb that replaces around 80 lasers found in some of the existing telecom hardware. The micro-comb is really tiny, about the size of a fingernail.  At this lightning speed, you can download over 1000 HD (High Definition) movies in less than a second.  Continue reading to know who is/are considered the father of internet? Who performed this test? The lightning speed was achieved by a team of researchers from the Swinburne, Monash and RMIT universities of Australia.  Where did the test took place? The device was planted and tested outside the laboratory with the help of using some existing infrastructure similar to that used by the National Broadband Network(NBN) of the country and is compatible with current NBN's infrastruct...
42 comments
Read more

डॉक्टर अकबर अली, एक मसीहा ऐसा भी

By
  एक मसीहा ऐसा भी ..... लम्हों की ज़िंदगी में सदियों का जी गया..... डॉक्टर अकबर अली,        हर इंसान का दुनिया में आना और जाना तय है, लेकिन यह कोई नहीं जानता है कि कौन कब आयोगा और कब जाएगा। आने जाने का तो पता नहीं लेकिन यह आने जाने के बीच की हमारी ज़िन्दगी हमारे ऊपर होती है कि हम इसको कैसे गुज़ारें। अक्सर हम अपनी ही उलझनों में उलझे रह जाते हैं। सही-गलत, नेकी-बदी इन सब चीज़ों को नज़रंदाज़ कर जाते हैं।         लेकिन आज भी दुनिया में कुछ ऐसे लोग हैं जो बहुत सारी बातों के साथ एक बात जो कि बहुत ज़रूरी है। याद रखते हैं, और वह है नेकी।       नेकी को आज हमने बहुत आम कर दिया है। जब की नेकी बहुत खास होनी चाहिए। नेकी वह नहीं जो दुनिया देखती है। बल्कि नेकी वह है जो सिर्फ खुदा देखे। क्योंकि नेकी वह है जो बंदे को खुदा से जोड़ती है।        डॉक्टर और शिक्षक यह दो ऐसे नाम और काम हैं जिसमें नेकी और कमाई दोनों होती है। बस यह हमारे ऊपर होता है कि हम क्या-क्या कमाएं।         डॉक्टर अकबर अली पेशे से ...
Post a Comment
Read more