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When did the tradition of 'Bumps' on a birthday die out (or get killed off)?

When I was at school and in youth groups, upon someone's birthday they would be seized by a large number of friends*, lifted by the arms and legs and either bumped on the ground or lofted into the air once for each of their years. My children don't know anything about this custom and they have now finished school.

Has it been killed off by the Health and Safety Mafia, is it alive and well and I just haven't noticed or is it something in between?

*I use the term friends advisedly in this instance!

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    Our version of 'Bumps' was slapping the person on the bottom once for each year. Seems a little odd now that i think about it.

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