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Pare che questa usanza risalga addirittura agli antichi Greci, che in onore di Artemide, protettrice dei giovani e dea della Luna della Caccia e del Parto, offrivano una sorta di focaccia al miele con una candela in mezzo prima di fare la richiesta: da qui l'origine di esprimere un desiderio prima di festeggiare soffiando sulle candeline.... Comunque nel Medioevo, in Germania, alcuni fornai pensarono di circondare i dolci in occasione del genetliaco, tradizione che andò perfezionandosi negli anni sino ad arrivare ai giorni nostri.....
Invece per quanto concerne l'immancabile tiratina di orecchie, pare che nell'antichità fosse una pratica per tenere lontani gli spiriti maligni assicurando una buona fortuna per tutto l'anno successivo.... Beh che sia vero o meno credo abbia poca importanza: penso comunque sia bello mantenere usi e tradizioni del nostro bellissimo popolo!
FOR ENGLISH SPEAKING
TODAY 'my birthday, and about in an old book of anecdotes about theholidays I found the source of the tradition of the blow out the candles .... veryinteresting!!
It seems that this custom goes back even to the ancient Greeks, who in honorof Artemis, protector of the young and the moon goddess of hunting and childbirth, offered a kind of honey cake with a candle in half before makingthe request, hence the 'origin to make a wish before blowing out the candlesto celebrate .... However, in the Middle Ages in Germany, some bakersthought to surround the sweets on the occasion of the birthday, a tradition thatwent perfected over the years until you get to this day .....
Instead, with regard to the inevitable slap of ears, it seems that in ancient times was a practice to ward off evil spirits to ensure good luck for the next year .... Well I think that is true or not has little importance, I still think it is nice to maintain customs and traditions of our beautiful people!
It seems that this custom goes back even to the ancient Greeks, who in honorof Artemis, protector of the young and the moon goddess of hunting and childbirth, offered a kind of honey cake with a candle in half before makingthe request, hence the 'origin to make a wish before blowing out the candlesto celebrate .... However, in the Middle Ages in Germany, some bakersthought to surround the sweets on the occasion of the birthday, a tradition thatwent perfected over the years until you get to this day .....
Instead, with regard to the inevitable slap of ears, it seems that in ancient times was a practice to ward off evil spirits to ensure good luck for the next year .... Well I think that is true or not has little importance, I still think it is nice to maintain customs and traditions of our beautiful people!
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