It is most appropriate to light 7 candles.

Chinese people place candles on their birthdays according to their virtual years: 1 candle at 1 year old, 2 candles at 2 years old, 3 candles at 3 years old... 9 candles at 9 years old, 10 candles at 10 years old. From the age of 10, there are no rituals on birthdays.

Then: 2 for 20 years old, 3 for 30 years old, 4 for 40 years old, 5 for 50 years old, 6 for 60 years old, 7 for 70 years old, 8 for 80 years old, 9 for 90 years old, 10 sticks for 100 years. You can also buy a seven and a zero birthday candle in a cake shop and insert them on the cake.

Be careful when lighting birthday candles

When encountering four, choose five

In numerology, "four" is an unlucky number. If the number used in the birthday party is four, The last number of candles will dampen the joy of the entire birthday party, and will also have an impact on the host's health and fortune. Therefore, the ancients usually took five out of four. For example, if you hold a thirty-fifth birthday party in advance when you are thirty-four, the candles will be three big red candles and five small red candles.

When encountering zero, take nine

Whether in numerology or Feng Shui, "nine" is regarded as the largest, strongest, and most prosperous number. But the extremes of things must reverse. After the peak, there will be weakness. After the waxing moon, there will be a waning moon. Therefore, we often find that when celebrating the birthday of an elderly person, we usually make nine out of zero. For example, when celebrating the 70th birthday of an elderly person, a birthday banquet must be held one year in advance when the elderly person is 69 years old. In this way, the elderly can catch up with the strongest and most prosperous feng shui and fortune.