That is, well, a Kinder Surprise. By now, birthdays are pretty commonplace, both for men and women, pretty much all around the world. German birthday parties were held for children from the late 18th century. These parties were called Kinderfeste and very closely resembled birthday parties as we know and love them today. Each child would be given a cake with a candle on the top for each year of their life so far, as well as one extra for hope.
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Although the general idea of celebrating birthdays had already started taking off around the world -- like in China , where a child's first birthday was specifically honored -- Kinderfeste , which came out of late 18th century Germany, is the closest prerequisite to the contemporary birthday party.
This celebration was held for German children, or "kinder," and involved both birthday cake and candles. Kids got one candle for each year they'd been alive, plus another to symbolize the hope of living for at least one more year.
Blowing out the candles and making a wish was also a part of these celebrations. For quite some time, birthday celebrations involving sugary cakes were only available to the very wealthy, as the necessary ingredients were considered a luxury.
But the industrial revolution allowed celebrations like kinderfest and the subsequent equivalents in other cultures to proliferate. Not only did the required ingredients become more abundant, but bakeries also started offering pre-made cakes at lower prices due to advances in mass production, such as the scene above capturing workers of one of the many Cadby Hall bakeries of the late 19th century. In , Patty Hill and Mildred J. Hill wrote a song they called, "Good Morning To All," which was intended to be sung by students before classes began.
The song eventually caught on across America, giving rise to a number of variations. Robert Coleman eventually published a songbook in , adding a few extra lyrics that would quickly come to overshadow the original lines.
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A passenger, year-old Dakota Smith, was also killed, and two other young passengers were injured. This, in combination with advances in mass production, allowed bakeries the option of offering customers pre-made cakes at lower prices.
Two sisters, Patty Hill and Mildred J. The original intent of this song was to be sung in class by students before starting the day. Of course, when anything catches on, there are variations that are made. This song is no different. Robert Coleman published a songbook in that featured this song with a few extra lyrics that quickly came to overshadow the original lyrics.
In , this new version was used in an Irving Berlin musical. One of the founding Hill sisters sued on the grounds that they held the copyright to the tune. They won the case and the copyright still holds to this day. Some even believe this song is under copyright until the year At the time this book was written, Antoinette was just a little girl. If you think about it, this makes perfect sense. There is a theory that the nobles were the only people who could afford to have birthday celebrations.
Anyone other than these nobles were not likely to have been written about, and thus, remembered. So it could be that many birthday celebrations were had and there was no one to document them.
But it all had to begin somewhere. The cake, the candles, the presents, and the song all evolved over time to collectively create what we know as a birthday celebration.
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