Each year, there is a special day in our lives wherein we get to celebrate the time we were born. Friends and family come over, gifts are received, candles are blown, food is served, and good times are cherished for another celebration. Pictures of this merry event, as well as honoring the essence of birthday flags and pennant streamers hung are just a few ways of preserving this joyous event. Birthday celebrations are done to give honor to the existence of an individual.

The first thing that should be considered is not the amount of food or how extravagant a birthday celebration is. What is important is that well wishes are meant and that the celebration is spent with loved ones and those near the celebrator's heart. Many of those who celebrate get along with the special day quite well with just a simple food preparation, perhaps with a couple of birthday flags or streamers, and a whole lot of love shared.

While there may be times when a celebration may not be possible due to a commitment such as work or emergency, having one's birthday observed should not be measured by the length of the celebration itself. What is important is that people remember when you were born. With a few well placed photos taken with loved ones, a birthday celebration's worth is the same as any other celebration, may it be in a glamorous setting, or even at the most simple way. Birthdays’ essence is simply being able to remember that living in this world has started for a person on the said date, and life itself continues with each birthday that passes.