Do Saudis celebrate birthdays? Thanks.
Birthdays
notyou
23 February 2015 11:12:40
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Koyos
23 February 2015 11:32:52
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They celebrate valentines day also
Judie khalid
23 February 2015 11:42:43
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Yes.
zillehasnain
23 February 2015 12:17:05
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Secretly... coz of ffs mutawas
notyou
23 February 2015 23:56:55
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Thanks for the replies guys! 
An one more thing... do they cleberate the Gregorian new year too?
ahmadaq
24 February 2015 06:45:37
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Ok the answer for your second question is yes and no…
No since Moutaa don't approve any celebration other than Eid Al Fitir (after Ramadan) and Eid Al Adha ( After Hajj). So in general people don't really celebrate the Hijri New Year, it's more of sending some Whatsapps messages, posting things on Facebook and Tweeting thoughts.
Yes… traditionally , Hijazi people ( Makkah, Jeddah and Madinah area ) use to, and some still do, celebrate the new year with Drinking Milk with Cardamom first thing in the morning of the first day of the new year ( Hoping for a white year), followed by having Molokhia for lunch ( Hoping for a green year) and exchanging Mint and Taifi Rose 
( Hoping for a beautiful year full of love) and Foul Flowers, a type of Jasmine , for a year full of joy and good smells …
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