My uncles birthday is on Guy Fawks and he use to believe that everybody let off fireworks just for him. He is more educated on the matter these days.
A childhood belief about birthdays

others believed things like this
- Up until I was almost 11, I thought that a birthday suit was a special outfit you wore only on your birthdayAnon
- When I was really little I used to belief that fireworks dropped out of the sky from outer space.— davesgrl2001
- I used to think that a birthday suit was a special outfit you wear on your birthday— Bri
- I used to believe that everyone had the same middle name as me... Elizabeth.
(even my uncles)— K.O. - I used to believe that on your birthday, you didn't advance to your next age until you ate your birthday cake.— Casi
- My parents have the same birthday -- month, day, and year. I though all mom's and dad's had the same birthday.— Cait