Birthday Cards

Birthdays only come once a year so do something special and create birthday cards with your own personalized birthday message. I couldn't be easier and it is free! If these free birthday cards don't float your boat then have a look over here where we've got printable bday cards and funny bday cards. Or if your feeling a bit naughty.

How-to: Click on any image and follow the instructions to build free birthday cards.

More about Birthday Cards

Birthdays are a non religious celebration which have become widely celebrated in many parts of the world. That said, it is notable that some faiths, such as Jehovah's Witnesses, choose not to recognize birthdays as they are thought to have pagan origins along with Christmas and Easter.

In western cultures birthdays are typically celebrated with a few common traditions. The baking of birthday cakes dates back to the middle ages in England, although the tradition of hiding money and jewellery in the cake hasn't generally survived. Today the birthday cake is normally garnished with a number of candles matching the age of the recipient and a wish is granted to the birthday boy or girl if they are able to blow out all the candles in one breath. In western cultures is also true that men and women become less enthusiastic about celebrating birthdays as the years go by, and it is generally considered bad form to ask an older women how old she is.

If you want to know who you share your birthday with check out this list of famous peoples birthdays (heck, why not send them a birthday card!). Or for more fun check out this great "today in history" resource to find out what interesting things occurred on your birthday in history.

Delivr e Birthday Cards

Of course e birthday cards are a big feature of birthdays, so we made this site to offer an alternative to the usual tripe that passes as an ecard. Many of the images on Delivr are appropriately licensed under the creative commons while others like the ones we are using here on this page are licensed from other commercial sources. Our birthday cards can be posted online where ever you like (on your blog, Facebook, Myspace, whatever) so get into it. Making a free birthday ecard has never been easier.