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A tradition is a belief or behavior passed down within a group or society with symbolic meaning or special significance with origins in the past. Common examples include holidays or impractical but socially meaningful clothes (like lawyers' wigs or military officers' spurs), but the idea has also been applied to social norms such as greetings. Traditions can persist and evolve for thousands of years—the word tradition itself derives from the Latin tradere literally meaning to transmit, to hand over, to give for safekeeping. While it is commonly assumed that traditions have ancient history, many traditions have been invented on purpose, whether that be political or cultural, over short periods of time. Various academic disciplines also use the word in a variety of ways.
The phrase "according to tradition", or "by tradition", usually means that whatever information follows is known only by oral tradition, but is not supported (and perhaps may be refuted) by physical documentation, by a physical artifact, or other quality evidence. Tradition is used to indicate the quality of a piece of information being discussed. For example, "According to tradition, Homer was born on Chios, but many other locales have historically claimed him as theirs." This tradition may never be proven or disproven. In another example, "King Arthur, by tradition a true British king, has inspired many well loved stories." Whether they are documented fact or not does not decrease their value as cultural history and literature.
Traditions are a subject of study in several academic fields, especially in social sciences such as anthropology, archaeology, and biology.
The concept of tradition, as the notion of holding on to a previous time, is also found in political and philosophical discourse. For example, it is the basis of the political concept of traditionalism, and also strands of many world religions including traditional Catholicism. In artistic contexts, tradition is used to decide the correct display of an art form. For example, in the performance of traditional genres (such as traditional dance), adherence to guidelines dictating how an art form should be composed are given greater importance than the performer's own preferences. A number of factors can exacerbate the loss of tradition, including industrialization, globalization, and the assimilation or marginalization of specific cultural groups. In response to this, tradition-preservation attempts have now been started in many countries around the world, focusing on aspects such as traditional languages. Tradition is usually contrasted with the goal of modernity and should be differentiated from customs, conventions, laws, norms, routines, rules and similar concepts.

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  1. karadekoolaid

    Traditional British Food

    What is the best British dish? Traditionally, we Brits have been slammed because our cuisine is "simple". Typically, meat and 2 veg. And yet, simplicity is beauty, is delicious. Think of a Sunday lunch; an absolute must for a British family. Roast beef (obviously cooked to perfection) with...
  2. 1

    Traditional French Crêpes Recipe

    Ah ! French crêpes. It brings back warm memories of family gatherings and laughter around the table. I hope this recipe brings as much joy to you as it has to me, and that you enjoy these crêpes just as much as we always did! Ingredients (for about 15-20 crêpes) 2 cups (250g) all-purpose flour...
  3. cookingwithsanda

    Recipe Exploring the Perfect Pairing: Roti and Lunu Miris (Sri Lankan Traditional Food)

    Food is not just about sustenance; it's about culture, tradition, and the pleasure of indulging in flavors that transport us to distant lands. In Sri Lanka, one such culinary delight is the combination of roti and lunu miris. These two elements come together to create a combination taste that...
  4. Yorky

    Songkhran - Traditional Thai New Year.

    Tomorrow is the first day of Songkhran here which is traditionally the New Year in Thailand (although they also celebrate ours). It will be mayhem on the roads until Saturday. Twenty years ago it was fun but I'm getting a bit long in the tooth now so I stay indoors or at least inside the gate...
  5. Bubble Tea Lady

    Recipe & Video Warabi Mochi - Traditional Japanese dessert easy recipe

    👩‍🍳Ingredients👨‍🍳 60g Warabi Powder 50g Brown Sugar 270ml Water 25g Roasted Soy Bean Powder 👩‍🍳Method👨‍🍳 1. combine the Warabi powder, brown sugar, and water and mix well. 2. boil the mixture over low heat and keep stirring until it turns into translucent 3. remove from the heat and transfer to...
  6. Flawed

    Recipe & Video How to make a traditional Pitina

    Thought you might be interested in my guide on how to make a Pitina. If you have never tried to make your own salami or salume or cured meat and fish this is an easy peasy starter recipe that requires no specialist equipment and no casings/intestines. In short, it's a cured meatball you can dry...
  7. Hungry Man

    Recipe & Video Tantuni Wraps - Traditional Turkish Street Food - Mildly Spiced Beef Stir Fry Wraps

    View: https://youtu.be/hFbKAYCItYk Turkish Tantuni Wraps Ingredients: 500 g beef round 1 tbsp paprika powder 2 tbsp vegetable oil (oils with high smoking point with a neutral taste; canola, grapeseed) water Salt to taste Garnish: 1/2 onion Parsley, chopped, ½ cup 1 tomato 2 tsp sumac Juice...
  8. Fenia Fotiou

    Recipe Traditional Moussaka recipe from a Greek Chef

    Moussaka is the most popular and probably the most delicious Greek dish! A hearty moussaka consists of deep-fried layers of potato and eggplant, a juicy and flavorful beef mince sauce, and a creamy bechamel. Recreate this legendary Greek dish at your home with this traditional moussaka recipe...
  9. The Late Night Gourmet

    The Heresy of Modifying a Traditional Recipe

    I think it's fair to say that we, as home cooks, often modify recipes when we make them. It's also fair to say that we sometimes take traditional recipes and modify those. Often, only the purists will know what's different, and mostly people don't care, as long as it tastes good. But, the New...
  10. Burt Blank

    Recipe Traditional Russian Beef Stroganoff and chips (fries)

    Prep, 1 month before. Hang a net of potatoes in a dark warm place. 1 hour before. Slice fillet steak into batons, do the same with onions, cut the mushrooms into slightly bigger batons. Check your cream is sour enough, if not add lemon juice. Peel and chip your potatoes, they should look...
  11. MypinchofItaly

    Recipe Traditional Doughnut-Shaped Red Wine Biscuits

    Makes about 15 biscuits | Preparation time: 15 mins | Cooking time 25-30 mins Plain flour: 500 g Sugar: 180 g Red wine: 125 ml Extra virgin olive oil (EVOO): 125 ml Baking soda: ½ tsp A pinch of salt Method Pre-heat the oven at 250°C. Sift the flour and set it aside. Mix the oil with the...
  12. ElizabethB

    Traditional New Year's Food

    What are your traditional New Year's day foods? Black eye peas and cabbage are traditional southern fare on New Year's day. Health, prosperity and luck. I usually slow cook dried black eye peas with ham hocks and Tasso. G makes his tart slaw. If G is home I will probably bake a ham and...
  13. Herbie

    Traditional / Authentic recipes

    So when does a recipe stray too far to be traditional / authentic? A few discussions / comments here got me thinking. One of the local (to where I now live) specialties is Staffordshire oatcakes. These are not small, hard 'biscuits' like the better known/available Scottish oatcake, but more...
  14. SatNavSaysStraightOn

    Recipe Dairy Free Traditional Eggnog

    I've taken it upon myself, and it's a hard task I can tell you, to try and make some of the eggnog recipes out there dairy free or even vegan and taste test them. This one is just dairy free, not vegan because I have an excess of eggs (yet again) and because my omniblend (similar to a Vitamix...
  15. F

    Christmas Eve 24th: Seven Fish Carte. What is your plan?

    The Mediterranean Seven Fish Carte, for Christmas Eve, has been somewhat lost its signficance amongst many who choose to do more modern menus for this special occasion .. However, in my family, we keep the traditions going and here is one of the cartes that we are in the process of discussing ...
  16. F

    Recipe Traditional Spanish Rabo de Toro ( Bull / Ox Tail)

    This is one of the traditional Andalusian specialties served throughout the Iberian Peninsula and a very simple récipe to créate .. Ingredients: 1 kilo of Rabo de toro ( Bull´s Tail ) ( One can sub Angus Tails ) 2 potatoes peeled and diced 3 tomatoes ( de-seeded and peeled) and minced 2...
  17. F

    Recipe Traditional Spanish Roast Whole Suckling Piglet / Cochinillo

    Photo By: Francesca M. Guillamet .. A suckling piglet or Cochinillo / Lechón / Tostón is a tiny piglet fed on its´ mother´s milk and traditionally, this roast dates back to the Roman Empire´s feasts, and has been prepared for centuries in Castilla León in wooden stoves called Hornos de...
  18. SatNavSaysStraightOn

    Recipe Traditional Staffordshire Oatcakes

    So, what's the difference between a Staffordshire oatcake, a Derbyshire oatcake and a Scottish oatcake? The easy one first. An oatcake to this lass, born in Glasgow and raised in the Potteries is that it is a large flat yeast and oatmeal replacement for a pancake, originally designed to...
  19. Corzhens

    Recipe Traditional pudding

    I call this traditional pudding because I learned the recipe from my grandma. Ingredients: leftover bread, egg 1 piece, sugar 6 tablespoon, condensed milk 1 can, evaporated milk 1 small can, a small box of raisins, butter Procedure: Crush or ground the leftover bread. If the bread is not...
  20. C

    Recipe Irish Tea Brack

    Ingredients 1½ cups (12 fl oz/330ml) Cold strong tea 2 cups (9oz/270g) Plain or all purpose flour ½ cup (4oz/80g) Soft brown sugar 3 cups (1lb/350g) Mixed raisins & sultanas ½ teaspoon (1 level teaspoon) Bread soda (Bicarbonate of Soda) ½ teaspoon (1 level teaspoon) Mixed Spice or allspice 1...
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