Birthdays are a universal celebration, but how we celebrate them varies wildly from culture to culture. Here are some of the most unique traditions from around the globe.
In parts of Atlantic Canada, the birthday child's nose is greased with butter for good luck. The slippery nose is said to make the child too slippery for bad luck to catch them.
In these cultures, it's common to pull the birthday person's earlobe for each year they've been alive. It's a wish for a long life, as long as the ears being pulled!
In Jamaica, friends and family might "flour" the birthday person by throwing flour at them when they least expect it. It's a messy but fun tradition.
No Australian birthday party is complete without Fairy Bread: white bread spread with butter and covered in "hundreds and thousands" (sprinkles).