Blowing out candles on a cake is one of the most common rituals at a birthday party.
A party is a social ritual , shared among a group of people, where a certain event is marked as a celebration . Birthdays and weddings are two examples of occasions that are celebrated. The Latin word festum is the plural of festa : that's where the word party comes from.
The fact that a party is a ritual implies that the participants adopt a role for the occasion, usually relaxed and uninhibited. The party may include music , dancing , costumes and food .
Each party has its own rituals: on birthdays , for example, the person being honored usually blows out one or several candles that are placed on a cake . Those attending the party, for their part, come with gifts for the birthday boy.
Types of party
There are many types of parties and among the best known, in addition to those already mentioned, we find the so-called surprise parties . These are those organized by a group of people to celebrate another individual's birthday or good news without their knowledge, in order to surprise and excite them.
In the same way, there are also bachelor or bachelorette parties . These can be defined as those that are organized to celebrate that a man or woman is getting married . Therefore, your closest group of friends or family prepares a dinner and a whole series of very fun activities before the wedding day takes place. In this way, said event becomes the last party that said individual celebrates as a single man or woman.
When a couple gets married, a party is held to celebrate the event.
Use of costumes
Likewise, we cannot forget the also well-known costume parties . They are organized to celebrate any type of event and in them the guests must be dressed as fictional characters, animals, historical figures... Imagination is what will determine the costume chosen by those who, on occasions, must adhere to the conditions of said celebrations that may indicate a specific theme about clothing .
In this way, for example, when costume parties are organized for the celebration of Halloween, it becomes inevitable that those who attend will have to be dressed as horror characters such as witches, vampires, zombies or mummies. Carnival is also another typical date to celebrate a costume party.
National holidays
The number of people involved in the party varies depending on the event. A birthday may include a few people from the same family group; On the other hand, there are holidays that are national and that involve an entire nation . This last type of festival can include the commemoration of the Independence Day of each country.
The official holiday is that national holiday in which the State is involved in the organization. In this way, the government usually decrees a holiday so that people do not have to comply with work obligations and can join in the celebrations.
It should be noted that the concept of a party is associated with fun and enjoyment beyond the event itself. That is why there are phrases like "Let's have the party in peace" (when someone is asked not to cause disturbances or problems), which is used even when one is not in the middle of a celebration .