Denmark A flag is flown outside a window to show that someone who lives in the house is having a birthday. Presents are placed around the child’s bed while he is sleeping so he will see them at once when he wakes up. | India Usually Indian children wear white to school. However, on their birthdays, children wear colored clothes to school and give out chocolate to everyone in the class. Their best friends help them to do this. |
Japan The birthday child wears new clothes to mark the special time. Certain birthdays are more important than others. These are the third and seventh for girls and fifth for boys. | Holland The birthday child receives an especially large present. The family also puts flowers on the birthday child’s chair to make it beautiful. |
A.flowers | B.presents |
C.a flag | D.a chair |
A.India | B.Holland |
C.Denmark | D.Japan |
A.15 | B.7 | C.5 | D.3 |
A.A present and a flag |
B.A present and some flowers |
C.A present and new clothes |
D.Colored clothes and chocolates |
A.similar ways of celebrating birthdays in some countries |
B.different ways of celebrating birthdays in some countries |
C.children’s birthdays in western countries |
D.the importance of children’s birthdays |