These days, people celebrate all kinds of happy moments like birthdays, success, or just meeting friends. In almost every celebration, there is a cake. Cutting the cake makes everyone happy—kids, adults, and even grandparents.
But have you ever thought about why we blow out candles before cutting the cake? We could just eat the cake without candles, but this tradition comes from ancient Greek history.
The tradition of cutting a cake is believed to have started in Germany, according to history. In ancient Greece, people worshipped the goddess Artemis by offering round or crescent-shaped cakes with candles on them. They believed the candlelight showed the brightness of the moon.
After blowing out the candles, the Greeks considered the rising smoke as spiritual, believing that their prayers would reach the goddess Artemis through it.
Over time, this practice became a common tradition during birthdays, where blowing out candles became a regular part of the celebration.
