Samarkand: Leaders of 8 countries like China, Russia, and Pakistan including PM Narendra Modi reached the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. During this, PM Modi met with Russian President Vladimir Putin. During this meeting, Putin made a very funny remark about PM Modi's birthday. The Russian President said that he is aware that tomorrow September 17 is the birthday of his friend PM Modi, but he cannot wish him. He said that according to Russian culture, birthday greetings are not given in advance. Along with this, President Putin also wished India prosperity and development.
Putin said, 'My dear friend! You are about to celebrate your birthday tomorrow. According to Russian tradition, we do not wish birthdays in advance. That's why we can't wish you a happy birthday, but we want to tell you that we know about it. We want to wish you the best. We wish our friendly country India the best of luck. We wish India prosperity under your leadership.' During this meeting, the two heads of state discussed bilateral, regional and global issues. PM Modi said about the conflict with Ukraine, 'Today's era is not of war. We discussed this with you several times over the phone. Requested to resolve this issue through democracy, diplomacy and dialogue.'
At the same time, regarding the Indian students trapped there during the Ukraine crisis, PM Modi told Putin, 'I would like to thank you and Ukraine that at the beginning of the crisis, when thousands of our students were trapped in Ukraine, then you and Ukraine's help. From there we were able to get our students out of there.'
Why don't Russians greet birthdays in advance:
Let us tell you that in Russia, advance birthday wishes are considered a bad omen. There is a belief in Russia that a person who starts celebrating his birthday earlier runs the risk of not living up to the original date of birth. Russians believe that a person celebrating a birthday on the eve of a birthday can be the first to fall prey to diseases. Along with this, there is another tradition in Russia. According to this, the people there do not celebrate their 40th birthday. The Russian people consider it bad luck and a bad omen. This is because, according to Christian belief, the soul leaves the earth on the 40th day after the funeral.
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