Naturally, birthdays didn’t exist before humans had calendars to keep track. The earliest reference to a birthday dates back to around 3,000 BCE in Egypt, celebrating the Pharaoh’s birthday. Some more recent research suggests that this may have been the anniversary of his coronation (and “birth” as a god on earth) rather than his actual birthday.
Have you ever wondered why we celebrate birthdays every year? At first, it seems like a silly question. However, the concept of birthdays must have started somewhere. Interestingly, historians believe that it began with the ancient Egyptians.