The Hobbit Birthday Tradition

The Hobbit tradition is that the person who is having the birthday gives presents to the people they love in order to express their love and thanks for them being in their lives. "I think you should give Brandy a present every year for your birthday, for sure," he says of his wife. But don't buy her Uno cards or an X-Wing because it's not what she would like -- just something nice but worth honoring."What I learned from Lord of the Rings was that birthdays, as embarrassing, as they can be, as indulgent, as they may be...you have to honor them."