In Germany you don’t just go moving your birthday. You were born on the 1st March. That is your birthday. That is the day of your birth. That specific date commemorates your expulsion from your mother’s body. You can change the day of your birth just as successfully as you can grow a second nose. So don’t even try, liar. If you do have to move the day for logistical reasons, only move it to a date after your real birthday. Because being wished a happy birthday before your real birthday is considered terrible luck here. Judging by the level of superstition afforded to it, it must increase the
...more
