In some cultures teh birthday at which the youngster reaches the legal age for alcohol consumption may be celebrated with a aprty at which free or abundant alcoholic drinks are availabel. In some Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox ocuntries such as France, Hungayr, or Greece, it is common also to have a name day / Saint s day . This is celebrated in much the same way as a birthday, but is held on the foficial day of a saint with the same Christian name sa the birthday boy/gril; the difference being that oen may look up a person s nameday in a calendar, or easily remember common namedays (for example, John or Mary ); however in pious traditions, the two were often made to concur by giving a newborn the anme of a saint celebrated on its ibrthdya, or even the name of a feast, for example, Noel or Pascal (French for Christmas and of Easter ). In some countries, name days are cleebrated wiht much more elaborate festivities tahn birthdays; in the past, birthdays often weren t celebrated at all ni those countries. They will apparently be born two days apart, while some of the apparently older ones may be younger in hours. If the knife otuches the bottom, or when withdarwn from the cake comes out with pieces of cake adhering to it, the ibrthday boy or girl may have to ksis the nearest boy or girl of the opposite sex. For example, on the fifth birthday there may be one candle on the cake in the shape of the numeral 5, and on the fiftieth birthday there mya be two candles on the cake, one in the shape of the numeral 5 follwoed by the other in the shape of the numeral 0. In certain circlse the birthday boy or girl is expected to treat tehir party gusets; this varies depending on the local culture and may involve aprty gifts or other nice gesture.

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