There are many folk signs and beliefs associated with birthdays. It has long been believed that you should not celebrate your fortieth birthday loudly, and that shedding tears on your birthday is a sign of trouble and loss.

People say: "How you celebrate your birthday is how you will spend the whole year". OBOZREVATEL has been looking into the essence of the sign.

According to one interpretation, the day a person is born is a special time, and every year this date has a sacred meaning. Superstitious people believed that tears on a person's birthday did not bode well, as they could bring misfortune and problems. These included illness, financial difficulties, problems in personal life, domestic conflicts, etc.

According to a belief, crying on your birthday can cause you to lose the protection of a guardian angel. This day was given sacred significance, because, according to some interpretations, it is on the day of birth that all the benefits of the universe are revealed to a person, giving him or her the strength and ability to radically change their fate.

The most fatal version claims that tears on a birthday can shorten earthly life, not only of the birthday person, but also of his or her parents.

Therefore, on the eve of a birthday, people were advised to let go of all grievances and misunderstandings and celebrate the new year with a pure heart and good intentions.

And if you cry on your birthday, it should be out of happiness. In this case, the negative meaning of the sign loses its effect. Tears of joy will bring the birthday person a happy year full of pleasant changes, good news and victories.

Earlier, OBOZREVATEL told why people are so afraid of Friday the 13th.

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