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A party is a gathering of people who have been invited by a host for the purposes of socializing, conversation, recreation, or as part of a festival or other commemoration or celebration of a special occasion. A party will often feature food and beverages, and often conversation, music, dancing, or other forms of entertainment.
A September 1945 street party in Selborne Road, Margate, celebrating victory in the Second World War
A birthday cake with lit novelty candles
Children at a birthday party
A formal dinner party as sketched in 1920 by reporter-artist Marguerite Martyn
Birthday
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A birthday is the anniversary of the birth of a person, or figuratively of an institution. Birthdays of people are celebrated in numerous cultures, often with birthday gifts, birthday cards, a birthday party, or a rite of passage.
Birthday cakes are very commonplace in birthday celebrations. Here, a Black Forest cake is adorned with candles and a topper indicating the recipient's 40th birthday.
A one-year-old girl playing with her birthday balloons in Bangladesh
A 90th birthday celebration at home
Child with Snow White cake, circa 1910–1940.