Screaming when you cut a birthday cake

[Cammel]

I remember me and my friends doing this as kids, but DH doesn't think it's a thing. Was it just my friends or does anyone else remember doing this?

No but I understand from my Danish friends that it is traditional there!

"When it comes time to cut the cake man, the birthday kid wields the knife (with a parent’s assistance, if it’s sharp). After guests finish singing a birthday song (Denmark has several to choose from), it’s time for cutting the cake. At this point, the child often raises the knife to the kagemand’s throat and, as onlookers playfully scream, cuts the first piece with a ceremonial beheading."

Never heard of that - unless perhaps you cut yourself while doing it!

I have never heard of this before and never want to hear of it again I'm from the NW, currently living in the SW and not seen it here either. I do love our regional differences though

70s and 80s London Irish, never heard of it. But DH's nieces do it. He doesn't so... 🤷🏼‍♀️

I had forgotten this, but yes! South West London - 70s and 80s.

I remember a friend saying that the screaming was 'to get the devil out of the cake'.

Bonkers.

Any party I went to it was happy birthday sung, everyone cheers/claps and then the parent (usually mum) cuts the caa as he not the child. And no screaming.

Yes! 80s and 90s London. Doesn’t seem to be a thing anymore though

Is this one of those things were people pretend to agree that something that doesn’t exist did happen?

Cuts the cake not the child I mean

@oohmamama

Hell yeah!!!

London in the 80s!!

We still do it now.

Why?!

Because it’s FUN.

What's fun about screaming? Surely screaming is a reaction to terror and/or pain. What's it got to do with cutting a cake?

@jedessine

Is this one of those things were people pretend to agree that something that doesn’t exist did happen?

What a twatty response.

Why would people falsely claim to remember such a mundane thing. I definitely remember it. You didn't, so what? You are right and everyone else is a liar?

Nope, never heard of this.

Is it like a scream of joy/delight? Or more of a "oh my god he's got a knife!" kind of screaming?

I could see either one of those fitting the situation, but they would both have a different vibe.

I had forgotten this, but yes! South West London - 70s and 80s.

I also grew up in South West London in the 70s, but certainly never encountered this.

@jedessine

Is this one of those things were people pretend to agree that something that doesn’t exist did happen?

Is this what you think everytime people reminisce about something that didn't happen to you?

Nope

What's fun about screaming? Surely screaming is a reaction to terror and/or pain.

Oh come on... you've never heard children screaming in excitement? I don't think teenage girls at boy band concerts are usually screaming in terror or pain either. I've never heard of this tradition, but it's a bit silly to claim that screaming in a hyper, excited way isn't a thing. Just go and hang round in a school playground or a theme park, you'll hear plenty of it!

@CustardySergeant

I take it you never went to a Duran Duran concert 😂

Cross-posted

No. Hampshire.

@jedessine

Is this one of those things were people pretend to agree that something that doesn’t exist did happen?

Incredibly unlikely. Why would people pretend about this? Probably there were pockets of people who did this, but it wasn't the majority.

@jedessine

Is this one of those things were people pretend to agree that something that doesn’t exist did happen?

Yeah, like the moon landings 🙄

Yes. 90s London.

No. I have literally never heard of this!

You made a wish as you cut the cake and screamed at the end so it came true

Nope. Grew up in Essex in 70s.