Many children have a birthday cake1 candles on their birthday. In some countries, 2England and Scotland (苏格兰), there is another custom (风俗), 3. There people spank (拍打) or hit the child 4 his/her birthday. This may hurt a little, but they say it is 5lucky (幸运的) for the child. The child must 6cry. The custom says that if you cry, you will cry all year.
The reason 7 birthday spank is to make the bad spirits (情绪) go away. The harder you spank, the better it is. In Belgium (比利时), 8country in Europe, the custom is9different. There a parent goes into the children's bedroom early in the morning with a needle (针). As soon as the children wake up, the parent pricks (刺) the children 10the needle. This is for good luck.
My mother likes going to the cinema. I usually buy her, film tickets or a movie magazine as a present for her birthday. My father likes chocolate and I always buy him some. I also like to buy him a CD because he likes music. My mother s parents don't like chocolate. They never like watching sports they like reading. I often buy them an interesting book. My friend Huanghuang doesn't like shopping or expensive clothes and she doesn't like films. She likes concerts. I always choose a concert ticket for her birthday.
