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Birthday Bumps: The British Tradition of Lifting Friends Into the Air

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On your birthday in Britain, your friends might suddenly grab your arms and legs, lift you off the ground, and swing you up and down while everyone counts loudly. It's not an attack—it's a celebration called "the bumps," and refusing to participate might actually be considered rude.