Translation at the bottom of the post.
Ang tema ngayon sa Litratong Pinoy ay KAARAWAN (birthday)
Karamihan sa mga mananalaysay sumang-ayon na ang mga kaugalian ng paglalagay ng nakasinding kandila sa keyk ay nagsimula sa Gresya. Ang mga Griego gumawa ng bilog na keyk (tulad ng kabilugan ng buwan) na may pulot. Inilagay ang mga ito sa altar ni Artemis, Diyosa ng Buwan. Isang kandila ay nilagay sa gitna ng keyk, at ang liwanag na lilitaw ang ay parang galing sa buwan.
Isang kandila lang ang nakasindi sa halip ng 25 noong nakaraang kaarawan ng kaiisa kong anak na si Zee.
Most historians agree that the practice of placing a lighted candle on the cake began in Greece. The Greeks make round honey cakes shaped like the moon. They are placed at the altar of Artemis, Goddess of the Moon. A candle is placed in the middle of the cake, and the light seems to appear as coming from the moon.
We lighted just one candle for my only daughter Zee’s 25th birthday.
One Little Candle
It is better to light just one little candle,
Than to stumble in the dark!
Better far that you light just one little candle,
All you need’s a tiny spark!
If we’d all say a prayer that the world would be free,
The wonderful dawn of a new day we’ll see!
And, if everyone lit just one little candle,
What a bright world this would be!
Excerpt from the Music by George Mysels
with lyrics by Joseph Malloy Roach , Published 1952