Birthday | Peaceful Bedtime Reading for Sleep

I Can’t Sleep

Benjamin Boster & Glassbox Media

Mental Health, Health & Fitness, Alternative Health

4.6 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 11 July 2025

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Ease into rest with this calm bedtime reading designed to help with insomnia and sleepless nights. Tonight’s soothing episode explores the history and traditions of birthdays, from their ancient cultural roots to the modern ways we celebrate today. You’ll learn how birthdays have been marked across societies and why these rituals continue to hold meaning, all told in Benjamin’s steady, peaceful narration. There’s no whispering or hypnosis—just gentle, fact-filled storytelling to quiet your mind and encourage relaxation. Press play, settle in, and drift into restful sleep. Want More? Request a Topic: https://www.icantsleeppodcast.com/request-a-topic Ad-Free Episodes: https://icantsleep.supportingcast.fm/ Shop Sleep-Friendly Products: https://www.icantsleeppodcast.com/sponsors Join the discussion on Discord: https://discord.gg/myhGhVUhn7 This content is derived from the Wikipedia article on Birthday, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) license. Read the full article: Wikipedia - Birthday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to a Glassbox media podcast.
0:09.7	Welcome to the I Can't Sleep podcast where I help you drift off one fact at a time.
0:17.2	I'm your host Benjamin Boster and today's episode is about birthdays.
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0:58.5	Riley a birthday is the anniversary of the birth of a person or figuratively of an institution
1:08.6	birthdays of people are celebrated in numerous cultures,
1:13.6	often with birthday gifts, birthday cards,
1:16.6	a birthday party, or rite of passage.
1:21.6	Many religions celebrate the births of their founders
1:24.6	or religious figures with special holidays,
1:29.3	e.g. Christmas, Malad, Buddha's birthday, Krishna Jamashdami, and Gerpurb.
1:37.6	There is a distinction between birthday and birth date, also known as date of birth.
1:45.6	The former, except for February 29, occurs each year, e.g. January 15th, while the latter is
1:56.1	the complete date when a person was born, e.g. January 15, 2001. In most legal systems, one becomes
2:09.2	a legal adult on a particular birthday when they reach the age of majority, usually between 12 and 21, and reaching age-specific milestones confers
2:23.2	particular rights and responsibilities. At certain ages, one may become eligible to leave
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