Birthday celebration traditions in East Asian countries (China, South Korea and Japan) and Lithuania

Hello. 你好 . 안녕하세요. こんにちは. Labas. ^^

My name is Toma Palavenytė. I am 24 year old student from Lithuania.  Right now I am last year student studying East Asian languages and cultures in Vytautas Magnus University. I am researching birthday celebration traditions in China, South Korea, Japan and Lithuania. My work is concentrating around finding out different aspects of birthday celebrations in these countries, what celebration traditions are left, which of them were brought from other countries, etc.  I am trying to get as much information as possible about birthday celebration traditions in your country. This survey is not about the quantity of recipients, but about the amount of information I could get regarding this matter in my research. I would like you to answer the questions below as widely as possible. Imagine that I know nothing about your culture and you are my teacher and we are having a conversation with a cup of tea/coffee.  What would you tell me? Even the small details might help me a lot, because as I said, imagine I know nothing at all.

This survey is anonymous. But if you would like to share more information with me, don't hesitate and write me email at: [email protected]. I would highly apreciate it.

English language is preferred, but you can write answers in your native language as well, for example,phrases or symbols that can not be translated directly to English language. You can try to explain them as you like.

I hope you will have fun being a  part of my research, and I am really thankful for your help.

With all of my heart, THANK YOU. ^^~

Best regards,

Toma Palavenyte