.birthdays {
  --birthday-ink: var(--primary-color, #8f2546);
  --birthday-accent: var(--primary-light-color, #cd4270);
  --birthday-soft: var(--primary-lighter-color, #fbe0ea);
  --birthday-gradient: var(--primary-gradient, linear-gradient(180deg, #8f2546, #cd4270, #e05181, #ee6998));
  position: relative;
  isolation: isolate;
  margin: 2.5rem 0;
  width: 100%;
  box-sizing: border-box;
  padding: 4.5rem 0 2rem;
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 1px solid var(--birthday-soft);
  border-inline: 0;
  border-radius: 0;
  background: radial-gradient(ellipse at 0 0, var(--birthday-soft), transparent 60%), radial-gradient(ellipse at 100% 100%, var(--birthday-soft), transparent 55%), #fff;
  box-shadow: 0 12px 36px #8f254610;
  color: var(--birthday-ink);
}
.birthdays[hidden] { display: none; }
.birthdays-party { position: absolute; inset: 0; pointer-events: none; overflow: hidden; z-index: -1; }
.birthdays-bunting { position: absolute; top: -5px; left: -2%; width: 104%; display: flex; justify-content: space-around; gap: .5rem; border-top: 2px solid var(--birthday-accent); transform: rotate(-2deg); }
.birthdays-bunting span { width: clamp(1.4rem, 3vw, 2.75rem); height: clamp(1.75rem, 4vw, 3.25rem); flex-shrink: 0; background: var(--birthday-gradient); clip-path: polygon(0 0, 100% 0, 50% 100%); transform-origin: top; animation: birthday-flag 5s ease-in-out infinite alternate; }
.birthdays-bunting span:nth-child(3n) { background: var(--birthday-soft); }
.birthdays-bunting span:nth-child(3n + 2) { background: var(--birthday-accent); animation-delay: -2s; }
.birthday-balloon { position: absolute; width: 3.5rem; height: 4.4rem; border-radius: 50% 50% 46% 46%; background: radial-gradient(ellipse at 28% 22%, #ffffffaa, transparent 32%), var(--birthday-gradient); opacity: .55; animation: birthday-float 6s ease-in-out infinite; }
.birthday-balloon::before { content: ''; position: absolute; width: .65rem; height: .65rem; bottom: -.25rem; left: calc(50% - .325rem); background: var(--birthday-accent); clip-path: polygon(50% 0, 100% 100%, 0 100%); }
.birthday-balloon::after { content: ''; position: absolute; top: calc(100% + .35rem); left: 50%; width: 1.4rem; height: 5rem; border-left: 1px solid var(--birthday-accent); border-radius: 50%; transform: rotate(-12deg); }
.birthday-balloon-one { top: 6rem; left: -.8rem; transform: rotate(-15deg); }
.birthday-balloon-two { top: 9.8rem; left: 2rem; width: 2.5rem; height: 3.2rem; opacity: .3; animation-delay: -3s; }
.birthday-balloon-three { bottom: 2rem; right: -.8rem; animation-delay: -2s; }
.birthday-balloon-four { bottom: 1rem; right: 2.3rem; width: 2.5rem; height: 3.2rem; opacity: .25; animation-delay: -4s; }
.birthdays-confetti { position: absolute; inset: 3rem 0 0; }
.birthdays-confetti span { position: absolute; left: var(--x); top: var(--y); width: 5px; height: 11px; background: var(--birthday-accent); border-radius: 1px; transform: rotate(var(--turn)); opacity: .55; animation: birthday-confetti 7s ease-in-out var(--delay) infinite alternate; }
.birthdays-confetti span:nth-child(3n) { background: var(--birthday-ink); width: 7px; height: 7px; border-radius: 50%; }
.birthdays-confetti span:nth-child(3n + 1) { background: var(--birthday-soft); width: 8px; height: 15px; }
.birthdays-heading { display: flex; align-items: flex-start; justify-content: space-between; gap: 1rem; margin: 0 clamp(1rem, 4vw, 2.5rem) 1.5rem; }
.birthdays-heading h2 { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: .75rem; margin: 0 0 .65rem; font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 3vw, 2.5rem); font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.4; }
.birthdays-cake { display: inline-grid; place-items: center; width: 3.75rem; height: 3.75rem; flex-shrink: 0; border-radius: 1.1rem; color: var(--birthday-accent); background: #fff; box-shadow: 0 4px 16px #8f254610; transform: rotate(6deg); }
.birthdays-cake svg { width: 2.8rem; height: 2.8rem; }
.birthdays-heading p { margin: 0; color: var(--birthday-ink); opacity: .8; font-size: clamp(.875rem, 1.6vw, 1.1rem); line-height: 1.8; }
.birthdays-today { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: .5rem; padding: .6rem 1.1rem; background: var(--birthday-gradient); color: #fff; border-radius: 2rem; font-weight: 700; white-space: nowrap; box-shadow: 0 4px 12px #8f25461a; }
.birthdays-track { display: flex; gap: 1.25rem; overflow-x: auto; scroll-snap-type: x mandatory; scrollbar-width: none; padding: .75rem 0 1rem; outline-offset: -2px; }
.birthdays-track::-webkit-scrollbar { display: none; }
.birthday-card { position: relative; isolation: isolate; box-sizing: border-box; flex: 0 0 calc((100% - 2.5rem) / 3); min-width: 0; scroll-snap-align: start; overflow: hidden; border: 1px solid var(--birthday-soft); border-radius: 1.5rem; padding: 2rem 1rem 1.5rem; text-align: center;  box-shadow: 0 6px 16px #8f254608; }
.birthday-card::before { content: ''; position: absolute; z-index: -1; inset: 0; opacity: .7; background: radial-gradient(ellipse at 6% 36%, var(--birthday-accent) 0 3px, transparent 4px), radial-gradient(ellipse at 94% 17%, var(--birthday-ink) 0 3px, transparent 4px), radial-gradient(ellipse at 88% 49%, var(--birthday-accent) 0 4px, transparent 5px), radial-gradient(ellipse at 9% 11%, var(--birthday-soft) 0 5px, transparent 6px), radial-gradient(ellipse at 12% 59%, var(--birthday-accent) 0 2px, transparent 3px), linear-gradient(145deg, transparent 47%, var(--birthday-soft) 48% 51%, transparent 52%); }
.birthday-card::after { content: '✧'; position: absolute; top: .8rem; right: .9rem; font-size: 1.8rem; color: var(--birthday-accent); transform: rotate(15deg); }
.birthday-portrait { position: relative; width: min(100%, 13rem); aspect-ratio: 1; margin: 0 auto 1.1rem; padding: 5px; box-sizing: border-box; border: 3px solid var(--birthday-soft); border-radius: 50%; background: var(--birthday-gradient); box-shadow: 0 6px 20px #cd427019; }
.birthday-portrait::before { content: ''; position: absolute; z-index: 1; top: -.85rem; right: .5rem; width: 2.3rem; height: 3rem; background: repeating-linear-gradient(25deg, var(--birthday-accent) 0 8px, var(--birthday-soft) 8px 12px); clip-path: polygon(50% 0, 100% 100%, 0 100%); transform: rotate(25deg); }
.birthday-portrait::after { content: '✦'; position: absolute; z-index: 2; top: -1.4rem; right: 1rem; color: var(--birthday-ink); font-size: 1.1rem; }
.birthday-portrait img { display: block; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 3px solid #fff; box-sizing: border-box; border-radius: 50%; object-fit: cover; object-position: center top; background: var(--birthday-soft); }
.birthday-card h3 { margin: 0 0 .45rem; font-size: clamp(1.1rem, 2vw, 1.5rem); font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.5; overflow-wrap: anywhere; }
.birthday-team { margin: 0 0 1rem; color: var(--birthday-ink); opacity: .7; font-size: .95rem; min-height: 1.5em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; }
.birthday-greeting { display: inline-flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; gap: .6rem; max-width: 100%; padding: .7rem 1.3rem; border-radius: 2rem; background: var(--birthday-gradient); color: #fff; box-shadow: 0 4px 12px #cd427020; font-weight: 700; }
.birthdays-track:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid var(--birthday-ink); outline-offset: 3px; }
@keyframes birthday-float { 0%, 100% { translate: 0 0; rotate: -8deg; } 50% { translate: 0 -10px; rotate: 4deg; } }
@keyframes birthday-confetti { from { translate: 0 -4px; rotate: -12deg; } to { translate: 3px 8px; rotate: 20deg; } }
@keyframes birthday-flag { from { rotate: -3deg; } to { rotate: 4deg; } }
@media (max-width: 800px) { .birthday-card { flex-basis: calc((100% - 1.25rem) / 2); } }
@media (max-width: 520px) {
  .birthdays { padding-top: 3.25rem; }
  .birthdays-heading { gap: .5rem; }
  .birthdays-heading h2 { gap: .5rem; }
  .birthdays-cake { width: 2.75rem; height: 2.75rem; border-radius: .8rem; }
  .birthdays-cake svg { width: 2.2rem; height: 2.2rem; }
  .birthdays-today { padding: .5rem .75rem; font-size: .8rem; }
  .birthday-card { flex-basis: 88%; }
  .birthday-card:only-child { flex-basis: 100%; }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { .birthdays-party span { animation: none; } }