翻译下面文章People celebrate birthdays in almost every country on

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People celebrate birthdays in almost every country on Earth. And they celebrate them in many different ways.
In China and in Japan, for example, the arrival of the New Year is more important than a person's birthday. So everyone adds a year to their ages on New Year' s Day, instead of on their birthdays.
In Brazil, the special birthday food isn't cake, but special candles. In China, it's long noodles for long life. In Iceland, people have pancakes(煎饼) with candies rolled(卷) inside them on birthdays.
In Britain, a birthday is an all-day celebration At school, the birthday child is lifted up and "bumped(摇落)" by his classmates. This means the child is lifted by the feet and arms and bumped to the ground, once for each year and once for good growth. In Israel, the same custom is followed, except the birthday person is lifted and lowered while sitting in a chair.
In Holland, children not only get presents, but they give things out, too. They give cakes, cookies and candles to their classmates and teachers on their birthday.
In Mexico, it's good luck to give birthday greetings as early in the day as possible. So.it' s usual for the birthday child to be woken up at mid night by friends singing birthday songs.
In India, birthday celebrations also begin before it's light. Prayers and blessings(祈祷和祝福) must be said before morning comes.
In Thailand, two tall candles are lighted the night before a birthday. One is as tall as the birthday person If it goes out early, it' s bad luck. Another custom of Thailand is that they buy live fish and birds for the birthday person and then the birthday person frees the animals, and it brings good luck.
In Nigeria, everyone in a certain age group celebrate their birthdays together, on a certain day.
In many countries birthday customs are changing. Old customs are giving way to western style of birthdays, with candle-topped cakes. But one thing never changes- birthdays are special days for everyone!

在地球上几乎每一个国家的人们都庆祝生日.他们用不同的方式庆祝.
以中国和日本为例,在新的一年的到来比一个人的生日重要.所以每个人都在新年加一岁,而不是在他们的生日的时候.
在巴西,特别的生日食品不是蛋糕,是特殊的蜡烛.在中国,长寿面代表长寿.在冰岛,人们有糖果滚煎饼卷在他们生日的时候.
在英国,一个生日在学校会有一整天的庆祝活动,过生日的孩子会被他的同学们举起和摇落.这意味着是借通过脚和胳膊被举起,然后撞到地面上,每年一次,代表一次良好的增长势头.在以色列,同样的习俗是其次,除此之外过生日的人被举起和抛下事坐在椅子上的时候.
在荷兰,孩子们不仅得到礼物,他们也还送礼物.他们会在生日那天给他们的同学和老师蛋糕,饼干,蜡烛.
在墨西哥,在当天尽可能越早的生日问候会得到好运.所以通常过生日的孩子会在午夜被叫醒听朋友们唱生日歌.
在印度,庆祝生日的活动也通常在天亮前.祈祷和祝福必须在早上之前说.
在泰国,两个高大的蜡烛会在生日的前一个晚上点燃.一种会像过生日的人那样高,如果它很快燃尽,它代表坏运气.泰国的另一个习惯是,他们会为过生日的人购买活鱼和鸟类,然后过生日的人释放动物,它会带来好运气.
在尼日利亚,在某个年龄组的每个人一起庆祝他们的生日,在某一天.
在许多国家过生日的习俗正在改变.旧习俗的生日正让位给西方习俗,如顶部有蜡烛的蛋糕.但有一点从未改变,生日对每一个人来说都是特殊的一天.