Birthday is the name given to the day that some people in many cultures celebrate the anniversary of the day they were born. It is often marked by a birthday party and/or friends when gifts are given to the person celebrating the birthday. It is also customary to treat people specially on their birthday, either generally acceding to their wishes, or subjecting them to a rite of transition.

Birthday Celebration
Mainly birthday celebrates with birthday party, or give birthday gifts , birthday greeting cards and in modern society even sending a birthday ecards. friends often celebrate by giving the birthday boy/girl a 'birthday bumps'.

Birthday Card History
Birthday Card History is said to be over a hundred years old. Though there is no record to tell us who send or received the first birthday card but it said the tradition of sending Birthday Cards began in England a century ago. In those time people used to personally greet a person on a birthday, but when a well-wisher was unable to do so he send a Birthday Card. Thus Birthday cards were more like an apology at that time.

Birthday Ecards
Greeting Cards have taken a new avatar in this present age of Internet technology. Today, they are being increasingly exchanged as electronic or ecards. Advancement in the technology that began in 1990s has lead to a further growth in ecards industry. People find it easier to send ecards, as they are a cost effective and instantaneous means of exchanging greetings. ecards are available for Birthdays, anniversary, Christmas and a host of other occasions.

We have a good collection of birthday ecards in this section.

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