"Franz Heymann" wrote

http://www.ebirthdaycards.org/traditions.htm

That made an interesting read.
Franz

I read it too and found the description of Dutch tradition a little
lacking.............The 'birthday bash' is about the only thing I HATE about
Holland. It's a minefield of rules, tradition and one can easily upset all and
sundry by not complying with the (unspoken) rules"~(

Found this site which covers it well :
http://www.haarlemshuffle.com/expatzone/life/page2.html

Jenny