Birthday Traditions In Australia
Fairy Bread
The equivalent of Birthday cake Covered in hundreds of thousands
The Coming of Age
When the child turns twenty-one they are given a house key. This is an important symbol of the coming of age. The young adult who was given the key to the house is said to be given permission to come and go as they please and to stay out as late they like.
Birthday Cards
Given on birthday along with a speech
Greeting
They speak English so their birthday greeting is "Happy Birthday"
No Candles in Schools!
The Australian health services banned the use of candles to celebrate birthdays in school, because it "spreads germs"
Drink when your 18
When you turn 18 you can legally drink. Australia's culture his heavily geared to drinking. On the 18th birthday they get drinking related gifts.