Happy 58th birthday to Kirstie Alley. Also receiving birthday cards today include Mel C. (Sporty Spice) from the Spice Girls, Rob Zombie of White Zombie, and sex-obsessed shock jock Howard Stern.
Day: January 12, 2009
Why do people make a wish and then blow out the candles on a birthday cake?
Making a wish and blowing out the candles on a birthday cake has its
roots as an ancient pagan custom. The thinking was that the smoke would
carry your wish to heaven (It also makes it easier to eat the cake if
you blow out the candles first).