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The History of Birthdays: stars, birthday daemons, and cake

The History of Birthdays: stars, birthday daemons, and cake

FromFor the Love of History


The History of Birthdays: stars, birthday daemons, and cake

FromFor the Love of History

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Length:
20 minutes
Released:
Aug 28, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

It's celebrated almost universally, billions of cards are sent for it, its been happening for thousands of years, and you're assigned a daemon on that day, I'm talking about the day of all days, your birthday.Find out why birthdays in the west are celebrated with cake and candles, and why the sky on your day of birth was so important. Also, birthday demon, come on... need I say more?Instagram: @fortheloveof_historyE-mail: fortheloveofhistory2020@gmail.comFurther ResearchHere’s Why You Should Thank the Ancient Greeks for Your Birthday Cakehttps://www.readersdigest.ca/culture/birthday-cake-origin/The lore of Birthays refrence page http://www.enochbible.com/PDFs/Birthdays%20-%20A%20Reference%20Work.pdfGood Question: How Did Birthday Traditions Start?https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2011/01/24/good-question-how-did-birthday-traditions-start/#:~:text=The%20idea%20of%20celebrating%20the,birth%20is%20a%20pagan%20tradition.&text=The%20ancient%20Greeks%20believed%20that,book%20The%20Lore%20of%20Birthdays.Encyclopedia: Birthdays https://www.encyclopedia.com/humanities/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/birthdaysBritish Museumhttps://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/H_1986-1001-64BooksThe Lore of Birthdays by Ralph Linton, Adelin Lintonhttps://books.google.co.jp/books/about/The_Lore_of_Birthdays.html?id=juASAQAAIAAJ&redir_esc=y
Released:
Aug 28, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

I'm TK, your guide to the past as we uncover the people, events, and little-known-facts hidden in the shadows of your old history textbooks. From empress baddies to activist profiles, turkey gods and the history of the toothbrush, tattoos, Pompeii peepees, and everything in between, you can find it all here. There is no telling how far we'll dig or how many "historical facts" we'll reexamine. No event too small and no topic too big, because this is For The Love of History.