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Canada - Greasing the nose with butter or margarine.  In Atlantic Canada (Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick and Newfoundland) the birthday child is ambushed and their nose is greased for good luck.The greased nose makes the child too slippery for bad luck to catch them. This tradition is reputed to be of Scottish decent.  Birthday punches.  In Quebec the birthday person receives a punch for each year they are alive and then one for good luck

 

Germany - Sweeping the stairs of city hall. When men reach the age of 30 and they still don't have a girlfriend that they have to sweep the stairs of the city hall. All there friends will throw rubble on the stairs and when you're finished  they'll throw some more rubble there. This way every girl can see that this
man reached the age of 30 and still doesn't have a girlfriend (and that he can clean a house very well!).

 

 

Mexico - The piņata, made out of paper mache and in the form of an animal, is filled with goodies and hung from the ceiling. The birthday child is blindfolded and is required to hit the piņata until it is cracked open. All the children present there share the goodies. Las Mananitas is sung. When a girl turns 15, the birthday is celebrated with a special mass in her honor. A party is then given to introduce her to everyone as a young woman. The father dances a waltz with her. People believe that the child who breaks open the piņata will have good luck.