Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Birthday tradition in India: Frosting

A moment ago at the office, a young man entered the bathroom with what at first looked like shaving cream covering his face.  Another employee wished him a happy birthday.  It was white frosting all over his face.  I'd heard of this from an American at another firm here in Hyderabad.  Apparently, frosting is smeared all over the face of the birthday boy or girl.  I missed the actual smearing, and only caught the result.

Two thoughts:
1.  I don't want to bring this tradition back with me to the U.S.  I can see it going very badly in an American office setting.
2.  I wonder if this is at all related to what some Americans do with wedding cake frosting?

Kent

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