observe a person's birthday。是否可以替换要看情景。celebrate比较常用。observe应带点恭敬的味道。比如海外华侨都observe the traditional chinese custom.个人想法仅供参考
celebrate:隆重热烈地庆祝某个节目。 observe:恭恭敬敬、一丝不苟地遵守某一行为规则。
We can observe a birthday