It is Tom’s 7th birthday and he has a cake with seven candles on it, arranged in a circle – but they are trick candles. If you blow on a lit candle, it will go out, but if you blow on an unlit candle, ...

Candles represent the magic of making a wish on your birthday. Just by simply blowing out your candles, you could be manifesting your secret dream, whether that’s unicorns or a trip to Disney World.

What began as a sacred ritual has become one of the world’s most widespread party traditions. From moonlit offerings in Greece to protective spells in medieval Europe, birthday candles once carried ...