The tradition of putting candles on a birthday cake is said to have roots in Ancient Greek and German cultures. In Greece, round cakes were made to honor Artemis, the goddess of the moon, with ...

This Is Why You Should NEVER Use Sparklers As Birthday Candles. Ryan Barrell — The Huffington Post UK. 08/02/2016 07:01am GMT.

There are trick candles and sparkler candles and those candles that come in cute little letter or number or cartoon shapes. But otherwise, this is a great leap forward in birthday candle technology.

Happy birthday, even if it’s not today!. Whether you go for traditional candles, sparklers or those tricky ones you can’t blow out, birthday candles are a ubiquitous part of celebrations ...

A picture of the moment the friends realized the sparklers were in fact fireworks. "We brought it ourselves. My friend got the firework. Obviously, she didn't know it was fireworks," Gabriel said.

There are trick candles and sparkler candles and those candles that come in cute little letter or number or cartoon shapes. But otherwise, this is a great leap forward in birthday candle technology.

Lester Holt turned 61 on Sunday, and the NBC Nightly News anchor found a unique way to extinguish the candles on his birthday cake: clapping, not blowing, them out with the help of his adorable ...