History Of The Birthday Song
The birthday song was originally written by Patty and Mildred j hill. they were the melody creators.They did not create the words.It was first sung by a kindergarten teacher to her class in Kentucky.It was called "good morning to all".Students in the school later sang the song in class for students birthdays,changing the words to happy birthday while keeping the tune.
aka the birthday song
History of Birthday Cake and Candles tradition
This weeks topic is about birthdays.In the past the only difference between cake and bread, was that cake was a bit sweeter.In the 15th century bakers came up with the idea to sell one layer cakes for weddings and birthdays.More complicated cakes with icing and more than one layer were available exclusively for the extremely wealthy.
15th century cake
Now on to the candle tradition ..... Some say that the Greeks started the tradition in order to honor/celebrate the gods and goddesses for their birthdays.They were also thought to grant magical wishes(in urban folk tale).
frosted cakes
