Birthday celebrations - Is it allowed?

This is a question that has been running through my mind since coming to Torah.

I was strictly speaking a purest and assumed that if something isn't instructed, that it therefore isn't permitted.

I am currently of the understanding that because something isn't mentioned in the Bible doesn't mean it didn't exist or wasn't in use.

As example, forks and plates aren't explicitly mentioned and yet people had to eat from and with something. Archaeology proved that forks and plates existed at the time of writing the various books and yet it is not mentioned in Scripture.

If we go by the instruction in the wilderness, we would all be using a shovel when we have to relieve ourselves as no further instruction is given on personal hygiene. What about weight management, balanced meals, health and exercise? All are then illegal...

What is your view on celebrating birthdays and why do you believe it? Is it a doctrine, Scriptural evidence or just something you haven't thought about?

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