Why you can't say happy birthday in advance
Miscellaneous / / April 03, 2023
So think not only in Russia.
Why is it a bad omen to say happy birthday in advance?
There is an opinion that if you congratulate a person in advance, he may not live to see his birthday. Therefore, you can arrange a holiday after the desired date, but before it is not worth it.
There is another reason - even more strange and mystical. On the Internet, you can find a mention that on a person’s birthday, a person’s guardian angel or the souls of their ancestors come to him to do something good. And if you congratulate and celebrate before or after the desired date, no one will hear the wishes of the birthday man and kind words addressed to him, and they will not come true.
It must be said that this superstition has nothing to do with Christianity. In religion, it is customary to celebrate name days - the day of the saint in whose honor a person is named. And there is no mention that some mystical entities are going to fulfill his desires.
You can also find stories about evil spirits that come to the festive table. If you mark the event in advance, the entities will remain hungry and, apparently, will do something bad. Where this fantasy came from is unknown.
At the same time, the superstition associated with the birthday exists not only in Russia, but also in Germany. They believe that advance congratulations Maybe bring bad luck. And if the hero of the occasion listens to wishes, celebrates a holiday or opens gifts ahead of time, he threatens a whole year of bad luck.
What happens if you congratulate a person in advance
None of the superstitions associated with advance greetings even has a specific source: neither religious texts, nor rituals that would certainly have been performed in antiquity. Only guesses and rumors.
However, if the birthday is celebrated by a superstitious person who takes omens and bad omens seriously, untimely congratulations may alarm him. So better make it on time.
If you would like to pre-deliver present, just pack the item and ask the recipient to open the present on the right day.
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