A The custom of birthdays in different countries
导读：世界各地民族风俗不同，过生日的方式也不同。读一读下面的介绍，了解一下各国的过生日文化！
Birthday traditions are different around the world. In the US, children often celebrate a birthday with a party. They give presents and have a taste of cakes and ice cream.
Children in South Korea celebrate in a different way. They have seaweed soup and rice cakes. South Koreans serve seaweed soup because it is healthy. Guests to the birthday party may be dressed in traditional clothes called hanbok(韩服).
At a birthday party in Canada, children look for a coin in the cake. When the children play party games, the child who finds the coin goes first.
It's said that Germans are the first people to have birthday parties for children. Parents place a wooden birthday wreath with candles on the table. They light a tall candle in the middle, the "life" candle, every year until their child becomes 12 years old.
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tradition /trə'dɪʃn/
传统
seaweed /'siːwiːd/
海草
wreath /riːθ/
花环
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根据短文内容，完成思维导图。

| America | • Have a party
• Give (1)
• Taste cakes and ice cream |
| ---- | ---- |
| South Korea | • (2) seaweed soup
• Have (3) cakes
• Wear traditional clothes |
| Canada | • Look for a coin in the cake
• Play (4) games |
| Germany | • Hold a birthday party
• Place a wreath made of wood with (5) |
| 中心主题 | Different ways to celebrate birthdays |