Does the Bible say anything about celebrating one’s birthday or having a party for someone on their special day (birthday)?
We see a few birthdays mentioned in the Bible:

Pharaoh’s Birthday
Genesis 40:20

Herod’s Birthday
Matthew 14:6

Job’s Children celebrated thier birthday
Job 1:4


John the Baptist’s Birthday
Luke 1:14

Christ’s Birthday
Luke 2:11


There are cults like the Jehovah witnesses who are against Birthdays which states reason’s which make no sense like:

1)People were murder at the two birthdays mentioned in the Bible

2) Day of death better than birth

3) Not celebrated by Jews or Christians

4) Pagan

Jehovah’s Witnesses do not celebrate birthdays, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Lent, or Easter. (Watchtower, 15 September 1987, 18).
“The Bible reports only two birthday celebrations, both of persons who were not servants of the true God. The first was that of Pharaoh of Egypt. It was marked by the hanging of Pharaoh’s baker, who had been in prison with Joseph. … The second, some 1,800 years later, was the birthday of Herod Antipas [during which the daughter of Herodias asked for] ‘The head of John the baptizer.’ … Is it just coincidental that they are mentioned and that both were for persons not having God’s approval? Or could it be that Jehovah deliberately had these details recorded in his Word, which he says is “beneficial for teaching, for reproving, for setting things straight”?” Watchtower 1980 Jul 15 pp.30-31
“Although childbirth is a joyful occasion, the Bible puts it in perspective with this interesting comment: “A name is better than good oil, and the day of death than the day of one’s being born.” (Eccl. 7:1) … So the imperfect life we have at birth is not really life at all from God’s point of view. That is why a good “name” with God is so important! … Would it not be better to seek and rejoice in a good relationship with God than to celebrate a birth date?” Awake 1981 Dec 22 pp. 14-15
“Additionally, birthday celebrations tend to give excessive importance to an individual, no doubt one reason why early Christians shunned them. (Ecclesiastes 7:1) So you will find that Jehovah’s Witnesses do not share in birthday festivities (the parties, singing, gift giving, and so forth).” School and Jehovah’s Witnesses p.18

Answers:

1) But Herod & Pharaoh also killed people on days that wasn’t thier birthday.

2) So because of that, should we all commit suicide, or spend all our lives thinking we are going to die, I think not , that is not really a good excuse

3) Not true , Christian’s of the early church did celebrated birthdays. Not every early Christians were against birthdays.

Tertullian 155-220 AD The Chaplet Chapter 3 (“As often as the anniversary comes round, we make offerings for the dead as birthday honours. “)
Ambrose (339–397AD) Concerning Virgins Book 1 Chapter 2 (“ 5. And my task begins favourably, that since to-day is the birthday of a virgin, I have to speak of virgins, and the treatise has its beginning from this discourse. It is the birthday of a martyr, let us offer the victim. It is the birthday of St. Agnes, let men admire, let children take courage, let the married be astounded, let the unmarried take an example. “)

Did Jews celebrate their birthday, there was some that might of been against it but a big majority was not. Let’s look at the Talmud:

The Talmud Yerushalmi (Rosh Hashana 3:8) relates that when the Amalekites attacked the Jewish people, they chose soldiers whose birthday fell out on the day of the battle. They perceived that a person’s birthday is a lucky day for him, and therefore he will be successful in battle.

Rabbi Yosef Chaim of Baghdad writes in Ben Ish Chai (Parshat Re’eh 17) that some people celebrate their birthday because the day is a good sign for that person. He personally celebrated birthdays in his home.

The author of the Tiferet Yisrael commentary on the Mishna, Rabbi Yisrael Lifshitz, instructed his children that when one of them has a birthday the others should visit and bless him.

(Iggeret Tiferet Yisrael 6, Sefer Mayim HaHalacha).
(“Similarly, distinguished members of Jerusalem’s Jewish community used to visit Rabbi Shemuel Salant on his birthday and offer him their blessings.”)

4) And the Bible also tells of Job being a Godly man and not being against his sons and daughters celebrating their birthday. If it was Idolatry He would of clearly been against it. And there is prophecy of people celebrating John the Baptist’s Birthday. And the scripture teaches us Christ birth being celebrated by the angels. God is not against Birthdays unless you are planning to do something stupid on that day