Birthday and the Year of Birth in Tibet

• 作者: QOIGYIZHOLMA
• 来源期刊: 中国西藏：英文版
• 学科: 历史
• 关键词: 西藏 生日 出生年份 民族习俗
• 年，卷（期）: 2004,（5）
• 页码范围: 31
• 页数: 1页
• 分类号: K892.475

摘要

Iknew nothing about birthday celebration in my childhood, nor even of the concept of “birthday” itself.Though I did hear that some aged people would hold a celebration for their 80th birthday, I was completely ignorant about the meaning behind this. Holding birthday celebrations seemed to be more common for me after I embarked on my career, as people around me always did celebrate for themselves and especially for their children. When my kids made a request, I celebrated their birthday the way other people did.