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The idea that death date rituals could parallel birthdays reveals a misunderstanding of human nature's perception of life and death. Birthdays are fundamentally linked with hope, new beginnings, and personal growth, whereas a ritual centered around a death date might inherently evoke fear, anxiety, and existential dread. Our interpretive frameworks for dealing with life's milestones are deeply entrenched in our biology and psychology. Introducing a repetitive reminder of an eventual death date could skew the way we value time and impact mental health negatively. My work often highlighted the necessity of questioning assumptions that lack empirical basis. In this case, assuming equivalency between birth and death rituals ignores the complexity of human emotions and society's need for growth-oriented life stages.