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Comment by mkl

5 days ago

It's definitely a birthday, hence the name. It's the day you turn 0.

It's a definition that could add 1 to everyone's birthday celebrations. A baby born on the 15th of June 2024 could be celebrating its 2nd birth day in a few days. Or well the family would. They'd celebrate the birth, and why not count that as a "birthday celebration".. Ha.

Curiously I guess most of us celebrate the number of years completed.

  • They would be celebrating their first anniversary.

    • This pops a lot with annual celebrations. I attended a commencement for my niece several years ago, and a speaker referred to it as the 100th annual commencement while a brochure referred to it as the 100th anniversary. Pick one.