When is your golden birthday? It’s when your age and the date match, such as turning 23 years old on the 23rd day of the month. This is part of a complete episode.
Transcript of “Golden Birthday”
Recently, we received an email from Norma in Texas who was asking if there’s a word for the specific birthday that you have that matches your age on the birthday with that date.
So, for example, if you’re born on the 17th of April, is there a special word for your 17th birthday?
Right.
And, Norma, there is an answer for that.
It’s a golden birthday.
I think that’s the term most people use.
And digging around, I see that there are a few other terms for it, the star birthday or champagne birthday.
Oh, I like that.
Yeah, probably some more.
But the golden birthday is the one that most people use.
It’s not usually celebrated, though, except on the hallmark or landmark birthdays, like 13, 21, 30.
Some people I’ve seen do it for the year.
So if you’re turning 10 in 2010 and your birthday’s on the 10th, then you’ve got something really special.
That’s a golden champagne star birthday.
You’d better be a bouncy house and a pony at that party.
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