Longevity is a tradition that has been widely spread since ancient timesThe elders celebrate the birthday of the juniors, representing the love of the elders for the juniors;
The younger generation celebrates the birthday of the elders, representing the filial piety of the younger generations to the elders. However, there is a special way to celebrate life, and not all people and places can live it. The ancestors left a saying: There are three longevity, and future generations are blessed. The meaning of this sentence is that there are three situations in which you cannot celebrate the birthday of your elders at will. What exactly are the "three buts"?
Let's find out!
01.Less than sixty years old
In our traditional concept, only people who have reached the age of 60 can be called "longevity" on their birthdays, so people who are less than 60 years old can only be said to have birthdays. This is because the ancients had a concept of life expectancy, sixty years is a reincarnation, and after the age of sixty, they enter the next reincarnation of life to express their blessings to the elderly, so at this age node, a grand birthday celebration ceremony is also a prayer for the elderly.
02.Parents are not too old to liveThere is a traditional saying:
The father does not leave a beard, and the mother does not celebrate her birthday. Even though he has turned 60 years old, it is still not advisable to celebrate too solemnly when his parents are still alive.
In our traditional culture, the inheritance of filial piety is very important, and if the parents are still around, the child will hold a celebration ceremony for himself, which will be considered unfilial piety. Birthday can bring stress and anxiety to parents, and in some places, it is believed that the birth of children while their parents are alive is seen as robbing their parents of their good fortune, which is paradoxical to our "filial piety" culture. Therefore, if the parents are alive, it is not recommended to celebrate the birthday to show respect and filial piety to the parents. 
03.Over 90 years old, he does not live longHosting a birthday party for a 90-year-old can often be stressful.
If it is an elderly person who is sick, it will even aggravate their condition.
At this age, the physical function of the elderly is not as good as before, and the lively birthday banquet makes them physically and mentally exhausted.
Therefore, the best way to celebrate is to let them recuperate at home with peace of mind, eat a meal in harmony with the family, and spend more time with the elderly, which is more than a grand birthday banquet. 
In the folk, there are two age groups, also known as the two hurdles of the elderly, seventy-three and eighty-four years, it is very taboo to celebrate birthdays.
This is because the two sages, Confucius and Mencius, died at the seventy-third and eighty-fourth respectively, and it is believed that the sages can only live so long that ordinary people can only skip these two birthdays if they need to cross these two hurdles.
There are three longevity, but the descendants are blessed", the essence of this sentence is to emphasize filial piety.
Birthday for the elderly is to make them happy, and following these rules is also just to make the old people happy. Therefore, when we follow the tradition, we should always pay attention to the needs of the elderly, and if they like to be lively, it is not impossible to do it greatly.