by Rui, China
In China, the children's birthday is very important. In old China every family had many children. All families were big, big families. For the child's birthday, people ate Chinese sweet noodles. The noodles meant the child's life would be long. The sweetness meant the child would grow up with a good life. Everyone in the family ate noodles too. This means good wishes for the child. The mother cooks a lot of of Chinese food. The family eats a big dinner together. They are very happy. Sometimes the child is surprised because he gets a very good gift.
But in recent years, because every family only has one child, the child's birthday is generally held in a restaurant. Many people join, relatives and friends. Everyone gives good gifts to the child. The birthday has a lot of food, a big cake and candles. Then they play movies or play bowling. I think now the child is very happy.
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