{"id":3183,"date":"2023-08-02T12:48:59","date_gmt":"2023-08-02T11:48:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wu-uk-blog.sitlabs.co.uk\/?p=2761"},"modified":"2026-01-16T10:01:35","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T09:01:35","slug":"why-do-we-eat-cake-on-our-birthdays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wickeduncle.co.uk\/blog\/why-do-we-eat-cake-on-our-birthdays\/","title":{"rendered":"Why do we eat cake on our birthday?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">We&#8217;ve got the Egyptians to thank for the tradition, the Greeks for the cake and the Germans for the parties!<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The tradition of eating birthday cake dates back to the ancient Egyptians, who believed that when pharaohs were crowned, they became gods. So their coronation day was their &#8216;birth&#8217; day. (Sounds like a sweet gig until you find out there&#8217;s no desert desserts.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was the Ancient Greeks who adopted this tradition and added cake. Why cake? Well, the Greeks needed something to offer up to Artemis, goddess of the moon, as tribute on their birthdays. The Greeks set to baking moon-shaped cakes and decorating them with lit candles so they shone like the moon. That was one bright idea!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wickeduncle.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pexels-ivan-samkov-9628330.jpg\" alt=\"girl with birthday cake\" class=\"wp-image-18524\" style=\"width:800px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wickeduncle.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pexels-ivan-samkov-9628330.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.wickeduncle.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pexels-ivan-samkov-9628330-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo credit: Ivan Samkov\/Pexels<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The first actual birthday cake was for children&#8217;s birthdays in Germany in the Middle Ages. This was called Kinderfest. Each year, the child would receive a cake and one candle for every year of their life, and one extra to symbolise the upcoming year. But there weren&#8217;t any gifts &#8211; just good wishes. (Cake with no presents? 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