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オーストラリアでは子供の誕生日会は友人知人にご近所さんまで集めて盛大にやる
日本でも子供の誕生日は自宅やファミレスなどで美味しい食事をしてプレゼントというパターンが多いけど
オーストラリアは招く人の数や規模が全然違い結婚式ではないかと疑うくらい派手にやる
子供が通う学校のクラスの子全員に招くこともある
とにかく参加人数が多い
なので全員分の食事を用意するのに莫大なお金がかかる
大きな庭がある家は自宅で行い
そうでない場合は公園でやる
無料で使えて騒いでも国民皆が理解があるので問題にもならない
テーブルを並べ風船で飾り派手に楽しい雰囲気を作り出す
人によっては動物園やテーマパークなどでやる場合もある
子供の誕生日なのですが5万円から15万円くらいかかるのが一般的です
What is your birthday like?
Celebrating a birthday is common all over the world, and it’s a special day for each person.
People around me congratulate me no matter how old I am.
Then, how is the birthday party held in Japan?
I spend time with my family, with my lover, and with my friends···
Sometimes, I’m so busy with work that my birthday ends without doing anything special.
Then, who is the organizer of the birthday party?
In Japan, it is common for friends and family to plan, prepare, and celebrate themselves.
Or a surprise.
Many people gathered without telling me.
When you go to school or work and no one says happy birthday to you, and you’re sad that everyone is forgetting it, you’re very happy that a cake comes out with a cracker as a surprise.
However, it is actually very rare for an English-speaking country, Europe, to take this form.
Let me tell you how they celebrate their birthdays, and how they are different from those of children’s and adults’ birthdays in Australia.
Who is the organizer of the birthday party? We’re not friends, we’re not family···
First of all, who do you think is the organizer?
Actually, the organizer is the person himself.
It is not a friend, it is not a lover, it is not a family, it is a person who is celebrating his birthday who hosts a party and invites friends.
And you prepare all the food and cake yourself.
It’s the exact opposite in Japan, so I think there are some people who don’t get it right?
But this is what’s really going on.
Children’s Birthday Meeting in Australia
Children’s birthday parties are very popular in Australia, and they are very frequent events.
As expected, parents do the same thing about children’s birthdays as in Japan, but the scale is completely different.
In Japan, it is common to invite some friends who are basically close to you and invite them to your home.
In Australia, all children in the class are given invitations.
It’s not compulsory to attend or not, but the number of participants is always large.
So the hardest part is that all the parents of the children have to prepare meals for the whole class.
There are occasional potluck parties, but parents of basic birthday children usually prepare meals.
And if you don’t mind, it’s common to do it in the park.
Since you can secure a large space for free, you can decorate your surroundings with balloons and set them up in a flashy way so that you can easily tell that you’re having a birthday party over there.
And if you are particular about it, there are many big things to do at indoor play centers, zoos, aquariums, theme parks, etc.
Or some people have a party at home.
A common practice is to ask an entertainer to actually come to a birthday party.
If you are a girl, an entertainer who plays fairy cosplay with the theme of fairies will come and play shows and games, and if you are a boy, a ranger will come.
Some interesting places are to hold birthday parties at farms and to enjoy interacting with animals.
It’s very exciting to give milk to the little goat, ride a pony, and hold a rabbit.
There are many types of birthday parties like this, but it is normal for those who are invited to bring birthday cards and presents.
And can you imagine the price that the organizers are interested in?
