Edwin: There'll never be a time in human history where there isn't a need for and therefore the solution of some coordination around these temporal landmarks. He says we have rituals for much of the same reason why we have private habits like going running on Mondays. Edwin wants to hear from an eager listener who can tell us about a birthday tradition that you think is wonderful and we want to hear it.
Birthdays! Why do Americans prefer Thanksgiving and the Fourth of July to theirs? Why do they make Stephen think of molasses and chicken feed? And is “Happy Birthday” the worst song ever written?