Birthday
celebrations
in
the
United
States
are
similar
across
the
country
.
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lighting
the
candles
on
the
birthday
cake
.
This
is
usually
a
surprise
for
the
person
with
the
birthday
.
Candles
are
placed
-
one
for
each
year
-
on
the
birthday
cake
,
which
is
usually
decorated
with
"
Happy
Birthday
!
"
and
the
person's
name
.
Then
the
candles
are
lit
,
and
someone
carries
the
cake
to
the
person
while
singing
"
Happy
Birthday
.
"
The
person
makes
a
secret
wish
and
then
blows
out
the
candles
.
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if
all
the
candles
go
out
in
one
breath
,
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the
wish
will
be
granted
.
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the
cake
looks
so
beautiful
with
all
the
candles
on
it
.
