Different countries have different kinds of birthday traditions. No matter what they do, they want to express their love, thanks and so on.
Canada: The birthday child is ambushed(伏击)and his /her nose is greased( 在…涂油) with butter or margarine for good luck. The greased nose makes the child too slippery for bad luck to catch him/her.
Denmark: A flag is flown outside a window to show that someone who lives in that house is having a birthday. Presents are placed around the child’s bed while he/she is sleeping so he/she will see them immediately upon awakening.
England: Certain symbolic objects are mixed into the birthday cake as it’s being prepared. If your piece of cake has a coin in it, then you will be rich. Also, when it’s your birthday your friends give you the “bumps”. They lift you in the air by your hands and feet and raise you up and down to the floor, one for each year lived then another one for luck.
South Africa: On the twenty-first birthday , a key made of anything from paper to aluminum foil(铝箔) to silver to gold is presented by the parents as a sign that the child is ready to unlock the door to their future.
United States: A cake is made ,and candles are put on top based on how old the person is. The everyone sings the “Happy Birthday” song, and at the end of the song , the birthday child blows out the candles. If they blow them all out with one blow , their birthday wishes will come true.

______________ in five counties
Country	Things to do
___________	Put butter or margarine on the child’s nose for good luck
Denmark:	Put a flag outside a window to show someone is having a birthday.
England	Put a coin into the birthday cake. It means being ________
South Africa	On the21st birthday, parents give their children ________ to unlock the door to their future.
US	Put certain candles on the cake. If they blow them all out with one blow, the children will _______ their birthday wishes.