Answer: birthday

AnswerCrossword Clue
BIRTHDAYTime for cake and candles
BIRTHDAYCake-with-candles time
BIRTHDAY"A ... Thought" (Stepquote source)
BIRTHDAYArrival time
BIRTHDAYCake date
BIRTHDAYCause for bringing out candles
BIRTHDAYHappy occasion?
BIRTHDAYHallmark occasion
birthdayan anniversary of birth
birthdaythe festivities or celebration marking such a day or anniversary
birthdaythe day of a person's birth
birthdayday marking or commemorating the origin, founding, or beginning of something
birthdaythe anniversary of a birth