"Happy Birthday to You" was written by Mildred Hill, an American, in the 1890's. Her sister Patti, a teacher, thought of the lyric "Good morning dear teacher, good morning to you" to fit the melody. Over the years, "Good morning dear teacher, good morning to you" grew in popularity, and was eventually sung in schools across the U.S. Forty years later, Patti came up with the words "Happy Birthday to You, Happy Birthday to You, Happy Birthday Dear (name), Happy Birthday to You," and fit those words to her sister's melody. The entire song was then published in 1935. Click Here for Adult Birthday Party Invitations

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Have you ever wondered about birthdays? How did they ever get started? How were they Determined? Before the invention of the "calendar" people had no way of keeping track of the passing of days, much less when someone was born. Since the calendar was invented, though, that has changed. People then started to celebrate birthdays. The birthday party tradition started in Europe centuries ago. Many believed that evil spirits were attracted to people on their birthdays. So, to protect them from harm, family and friends would visit the birthday person and bring good thoughts and wishes. It was believed that giving gifts brought even more good cheer to ward off the evil spirits. This is how birthday parties began.