Topic
History of customs
2 questions tagged History of customs — spanning every one of the seven Ws.
when
When did people start putting candles on birthday cakes?
The custom is usually traced to Germany in the 1700s, where a children's birthday celebration called Kinderfest featured a cake topped with lit candles. Sweet birthday cakes in their modern form spread later, in the 1800s.
Everyday lifeHistory of customs
where
Where does the high five come from?
The modern high five is usually traced to US professional sport in the late 1970s. The best-known origin story places it between Los Angeles Dodgers baseball players Dusty Baker and Glenn Burke in 1977.
Everyday lifeHistory of customs