

I hope you have a great birthday, my friend. Well, this wish may change your mind as it comes early. You think that birthdays are simple affairs.Happy Birthday to someone who is going to accept an advance message.I’m happy because I get to see one of my favorite people grow older in the next few days.How I miss you! Wishing you a Happy Birthday in advance.I hope my advance wish is proof of how much you mean to me.This is just to let you know that I have you in my thought. This early birthday wish doesn’t mean I won’t be there for you on your biggest day.I take this chance to wish you a happy early birthday before I get forgotten on your birthday due to all the other wishes you’ll get.I know this wish comes early, but it doesn’t matter a wish is a wish after all. Happy Birthday to someone who is incredible you deserve one of the best birthdays of all time.By breaking the rules, you will remember something about me later.I waited for your birthday, but can’t anymore. Wonderful people have everything waiting for them, and you’re one of those people.I’m looking forward to a fantastic party. This is my way of making you know that I can’t wait.Tons of greetings on your birthday won’t make mine special. Sending an advance message to let you take your time reading it.Greeting you early because rules don’t matter to us.This message will help you to get ready earlier for the party.My early wishes come with lots of love.Read Also: Birthday Wishes for Best Friend I tried my best, but I couldn’t hold back wishing you a Happy Birthday in advance.HEB to OCP! Translation: Happy Early Birthday to One Cool Person.This time round, I take it a notch higher and you have a Happy Birthday in advance. Never ever shall I forget to wish you a Happy Birthday.Happy Birthday to you! I know this wish comes early, but I didn’t pay for express delivery, so it should be on time for your birthday.Happy Birthday, dear friend! You are really super cool, so cool that this birthday wish came a little early.Happy Birthday in Advance! I can bet my bottom dollar that you look better with age.

"Although that's probably because you foot the bill," she added. You don't invite everyone to the party, just family and close friends," said Davis. Young or old, birthdays in Germany is what Davis calls "Gemuetlichkeit" meaning "cosy." A special torte, a multilayered cake fruit or jam, replaces birthday cakes, but still dons candles for a special wish. Kids celebrate from sun up to sun down and are exempt from doing any household chores. While adults shoulder a lot of responsibility for the celebration, children in Germany are allowed to skirt theirs. "That's why a lot of people don't mention it's their birthday when they go to work they don't want to pay up," said Davis, laughing. For a party, you provide the food and beverages. If you go out to dinner, you foot the bill. If you work at an office, it's your responsibility to bring baked goods for your colleagues. "I'm married to an American, so I'm used to that way of life also, but when I'm here it just seems commonplace to handle everything yourself." When partygoers sang "Happy Birthday," the candles where lit on a cake she baked herself. There was no surprise party, and no black streamers hanging from the ceiling. Superstition is not the only cultural difference when it comes to celebrating birthdays, however.ĭavis, who turned 40 in December, organized the celebration for her big day. In fact, it's a year of bad luck if someone prematurely wishes you Happy Birthday or you open gifts before the official date, said Davis.īelated birthday gifts don't seem so bad anymore, eh? "You are celebrated all day long, but never before." "It's a common superstition," said Bianca Davis, current Amberg resident who grew up in Neustadt an der Weinstrasse. To be polite and circumvent superstition, avoid wishing your German friends and colleagues a happy birthday before the actual date.

While Germans may not mind celebrating their birthday weeks after the date, celebrating early is considered bad luck. May your special day be as wonderful as you are Although it’s still a little early, I wanted to send my heartfelt birthday wishes in advance. Happy birthday in advance to someone who brings so much joy and positivity into my life. In Germany, "Happy birthday to you" changes to "Zum Geburtstag viel Glueck," meaning, "Good luck on your birthday."Īnd that luck must only come on the day of birth. May this year bring you countless blessings and beautiful moments. Look for articles with this tag and if you have tips or suggestions, email Germany - The melody is the same, but the words differ slightly. The 16th in the Insider's Tips for Auslaender series, which focuses on ways to make the most of your tour in Bavaria. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL 2 / 2 Show Caption + Hide Caption – (Photo Credit: U.S. 1 / 2 Show Caption + Hide Caption – (Photo Credit: U.S.
