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**Birthday Celebrations from Europe**
In some parts of Europe they have a birthday tree planted when the new child is born. This was done as they believed that if the tree grew to be healthy and strong, the child would also.
The tradition of birthday parties began in Europe centuries ago. It was feared that evil spirits searched out people on their birthdays. To protect the birthday person from harm, friends and family would gather around them and bring good thoughts and wishes. Giving gifts brought even more good cheer to ward off the evil spirits.
At first, only kings and royalty were recognized as important enough to have a birthday celebration.

**Birthday Celebrations from England**
In England there are cakes known as Fortune Telling Cakes which are made for the birthday. Certain symbolic objects are mixed into the birthday cake as it is being prepared. If your piece of cake has a coin in it, then you will be rich.
Also, when it’s your birthday, your friends give you the "bumps", they lift you in the air by your hands and feet and raise you up and down to the floor, one for each year then one for luck, two for luck and three for the old man's coconut!
Sending birthday cards is a custom that began in England about 100 years ago. Today, millions of cards are sent around the world each year to wish family and friends a happy birthday.
Being given the key to the house is still considered an important sign of coming of age in England. This takes place when someone turns the age of twenty-one. The young man who was given the key to the house is said to be given permission to come and go as he pleases and to stay out as late he liked.

1. Why do they plant a birthday tree when the new child is born?
The text discusses the history of birthday celebrations in Europe.

2. What did people do to protect the birthday person from harm?
They believed that if the tree grew to be healthy and strong, the child would also.

3. Did ordinary people have a birthday celebration?

4. What is the meaning of a coin in a Fortune Telling Cake in England?
It means that you will be rich.

5. When did people start the custom of sending birthday cards in England?
About 100 years ago.

6. At what age is a young man given the key to the house?