# Birthdays

Source: Halachipedia: Birthdays

Link: [https://halachipedia.com/index.php?title=Birthdays](https://halachipedia.com/index.php?title=Birthdays)

Exported: 2025-12-30

1. Some say that one should avoid blowing out a birthday candles and making a wish since it is based on an ancient Greek pagan practice.¹

## References

¹: [Halachically Speaking (Volume 9 Issue 11)](http://www.shemayisrael.com/parsha/halacha/Vol9Issue11.pdf) citing Rav Belsky