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

Do you celebrate your birthday alone or with your relatives/friends? Why?

  1. Aloone. I hateu my bday :((
  2. 家族みんなで、でもおじいちゃん、お婆ちゃんはとなりの部屋に居たような~何故それが昔からからだで言い次がれる事なく~生まれた時からそうでした。それが当たり前だと思って育ちました
  3. I celebrate birthday with friends. We go to a bar and drink a lot. Hahah
  4. With family and friends.(Not same time) In Japan, the person who have a birthday don't organize the party. Other people organize for the person.(Often it's surprise) So, I will be with my family and friends because they organize for me^^
  5. Usually alone, because i don't prefer to celebrate "My" birthday, and the date of my birthday is summer vacation season, so we can not meet up at that time.
  6. 一般和家人或者朋友一起庆祝一下,人多比较热闹。
  7. Normally, I celebrated with my boyfriend
  8. I will celebrate with my friends. We will go out for dinner or go to the theme park
  9. with friends and family Children want to get along with their friends with some food
  10. Both They want
  11. I mostly celebrate it with my boyfriend when I have one or with friends when I don't. Our family is not close enough.
  12. with my family and friends. There is no particular reason for it. its kind of like tradition
  13. Both but separately. For relatives we tend to be more serious and calm. With friends it goes crazy at bars. I think Japanese family, or my family prefers more serious and formal way of celebration.
  14. Refer above pls. 'Why' is so hard question. The reason why I do with family is that my birthday is not only my anniversary. That also could be special day for my parents because my birthday means the day when they got their son.
  15. I loved my birthdays during childhood until probably becoming a teenager, when exstential worries appeared (like having 'the person' to celebrate my birthday with). I used to celebrate birthdays with my friends and parents/brother/grandmother. Now its only parents/brother/grandmother. Sometimes also with friends, but most usually I spend the actual birthday alone, celebrate it with my friends a few weeks before, and celebrate it with my family a week after.
  16. I celebrate with my friends or just with my boyfriend.
  17. Usually with my friends, but I don't plan it by my self. My friends plan it for me. If not, I celebrate it alone.
  18. When I was a kid, I used to celebrate with my friends. And now I don't do that coz it sounds like asking for birthday gift,,,
  19. With friends, boy friends and family because they know my birthday and held a party and give me a present.
  20. yes
  21. depends on situation, sometimes alone, sometimes with friends. Last few years it is not so important day for me
  22. If my friends have time on my birthay, I would meet them. If not - I would be alone. it depends in which city I am on my birthday, if I am in my hometown, i would be with my family, no big celebration, more like little dinner together, maybe some cake, or ice cream, because my birthday is on summer.
  23. Usually I am with my family, because I live with my family.
  24. With my family My mother made chocolate cake for me.
  25. Usually I celebrate with my relatives and friends but it depends on the situation - sometimes I am abroad at the time of my birthday, other times a lot of my family members or friends are unable to make it to my birthday. I don't make a big deal out of it, as I usually never plan and specifically invite people - I just prepare a cake and some snacks in case people come and just go with the flow. I do like to be with people close to me on my birthdays because it makes the day feel special - otherwise it just feels like a regular day.
  26. I often celebrate two times : one with my family and another one with my one and only best friend, cause we like to be alone and have fun just two of us :)
  27. I always celebrate my birthday with my friends, because I can have a lot of fun, adventures and smiles around me.
  28. With my family and... With my friends, because they are my family too.
  29. Friends and family. If you call birthday pie eating a celebrating.
  30. I celebrate it with family and closest relatives because I do not like large celebration.
  31. with my relatives and friends. so that one would be sad and unintresting
  32. Friends and family, because it's more fun, isn't it?
  33. Usually 'celebration' is just a casual dinner with family, sharing the cake and wine. Also, I like to treat my best friend dinner or a night out as a thank you because she really prepares me gifts. This year I celebrated my birthday in Korean way with seaweed soup which was awesome. I do not think birthday is a big thing in general, that is why all my celebrations are only between me and very close people to me, more of small usual gathering.
  34. Then I was younger, with my family. Now I go out with my friends. Because it's much easier to chat with them and it's much more spontinious.
  35. With my friends and family, but separate. I'm an introvert so I prefer smaller groups of people around me, and it seems like a good idea to celebrate separately with friends and family.
  36. With friends, because birthday is the reason why we can all meet together in summer and have fun
  37. I usuly celebrate with family. Sometimes with friends.
  38. I don't celebrate it. I always try to spend that day as other days, without other people. I do this, because I don't like attention.
  39. With my relatives and friends, because I think that birthday is one of those times for the closest people to come together and have some fun.
  40. With my friends and relatives
  41. I celebrate it firstly with my family and relatives at home after that I spend my time with my friends somewhere else.
  42. With my friends and relatives. Because I love being with my beloved ones.
  43. With friends
  44. I celebrate my bd at 2 times. First with family, another with friends.
  45. Relatives and friends. When I was younger I celebrate my birthday with relatives now with friends.
  46. One day with relatives and other with friends because I don't like being alone.
  47. Family or friends. Because I do not need a lot of people. I'm introvert and I don't like big events or people that I'm not comfortable with.
  48. I celebrate my birthday with my family members and friends, since they make me feel special and brighten my mood on this day.
  49. With friends, because it's much more fun, and I also feel very happy when I am with people that mean so much to me.
  50. With relatives and sometimes with friends. Because I'm not making a party, just a little mention.
  51. I don't
  52. I celebrate my birthday with people that are closest to me. One day I celebrate with my family and other relatives and on the other day (probably on weekend) with my friends that I like spending time with on a regular day, because birthday means a celebratio of someone's birth and there's no celebration without the people you care about. You can celebrate your birthday just with one person you really care about, but you'll still know that somebody cares for you and is happy that yoou were born.
  53. With my relatives and friends, because I want to feel special that day, not lonely.
  54. Friends becues i don't like celebrate alone
  55. I used to celebrate with my friends. Now I celebrate only with my family. Just because friends usually want something big and loud and I prefer staying comfortable and chilled out with my family.
  56. With friends, because it's fun, there's no point of celebrating alone, for me, of course.
  57. I celebrate my birthday with my family and a few friends, because on that day I like to spend time with the most special people in my life.
  58. I usually celebrate it with my family. I had a couple of birthdays with my friends. Because my birthday is in summer not a lot of people can come and I don't really care about my birthdays, because I don't like accepting the fact that I'm already 1 year older :D
  59. With my closest friends(2-3). I wouldn't celebrate without them. They insist to celebrate it.
  60. What's the point of celebrating alone?
  61. I celebrate birthdays with my family, because they are the closest people to me.
  62. With my family and few closest friends, because it would feel lonely without them.
  63. I celebrate my birthday with my friends, because It's very funny and friends mean a lot to me.
  64. I was celebrating with my family and few friends, because my mom organised the party and my friends wanted to celebrate my birthday
  65. Friends, cuz it's more fun
  66. Gimtadienius minime kukliai, su artimiausiais šeimos nariais, tačiau sekantį savo gimtadienį planuoju paminėti su draugais. Ne itin mėgstu kviestis draugų, nes tai reikalauja daug organizacinio darbo.
  67. I'm celebrate with friends and relatives. Because they are mainly persons in my life.
  68. Friends
  69. With friends
  70. Fair days celebrate a birthday with family members, relatives, and have come to spend the weekend with friends away from the city
  71. I always celebrate my birthday with my family and friends because it's nice to communicate with each other and remember good old days.
  72. Mostly with my family. I don't like making parties and my friends mostly are not in my place when I have my birthday cause in summer time mostly everyone are gone somewhere.
  73. I celebrate my birthday with relatives and friends because I enjoy their company quite a lot.
  74. Friends, to share hapiness and they are happy with that I was born to be friends with them
  75. I never celebrate my birthday, it's too lonely!
  76. Friends/family-students time- to have a special, fun time. Nowadays family- busy working
  77. Dažniausiai su artimaisiais, draugais. Kurie atvažiuoja. Tėvais taip pat. Manau kad šventės turi būt švenčiamos su artimais žmonėms.
  78. with my friends usually. since in my hometown, only you reach a certain age that you start to have some relatives get together to celebrate birthday
  79. Depends where I am. Usually its not a day but a process through two weeks where i meet friends and relatives. One or few at the time. So exact day i could be alone but it doesnt mean i celebrate alone.
  80. Dažniausiai su draugais ir artimaisiais. Nes vienam sėdėt ir tortą visą suėst nieko gero.
  81. With relatoces and friends, because it's a tradioion and a reason to gather
  82. Alone. My friends are not into participating in my bd