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  • A children's birthday party in the early 20th century
    Edwardian era,  Hettie's World,  History,  Victorian era

    Happy Birthday to You: The History of Birthday Traditions

    Melina Druga / January 15, 2020 / 0 Comments

    How did you celebrate your last birthday?  Chances are you had a party that featured a cake decorated with candles.  Did you ever take time to think where these traditions got their start? …

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Author Melina Druga

Melina Druga
Melina Druga

Melina Druga is a multi-genre author with a lifelong love of history, books and the English language.  She pens historical fiction and nonfiction.  Druga writes about the past because although school history classes may have been boring, the past was not.  Her era of expertise, and obsession, is 1890-1920 with a particular focus on the Great War and how it affected the lives of ordinary people.  Druga’s other interests and hobbies include listening to music, yoga, photography, astronomy, travel and healthy eating.

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