What is tradition?
Tradition (Noun) is:
- the handing down of:
- statements,
- beliefs,
- ways of doing things,
- legends, myths, stories, fairytales, songs,
- customs,
- information from generation to generation, especially by word of mouth or by practice: Greek myths have been handed down from generation to generation. Read about Jewish traditions on Rosh Hashanah to illustrate the point.
2. something that is handed down: We learned the Christmas traditions from our parents and they had acquired them from their parents.
Adjective: traditional: The children wore traditional Ukrainian clothes during the festival.
Adverbs: traditionally: Traditionally, we baked turkey on Thanksgiving Day.
Collocations:
Verbs that go with ‘tradition:’
Ascribe, assert, become, begin, break, continue, develop, establish, exist, follow, hold, include, inherit, keep, maintain, preserve, reflect, relate, represent, revive, start, state, survive, tell, uphold, etc.,
Adjectives that go with ‘tradition:’
Ancient, annual, artistic, best, Catholic, Chinese, classical, culinary, cultural, different, English, European, family, great, Greek, high, historical, Indian, islamic, Jewish, legal, literary, local, long, longstanding, manuscript, medieval, musical, mystical, native, oral, other, philosophical, popular, proud, religious, rich, spiritual, strong, various, western, etc.,
What is the difference between a tradition and a custom?
A tradition has been passed down through generations and is observed by most people in a society or culture, whereas a custom can be short-lived and observed only at the family or individual level. Furthermore, while all traditions may qualify as customs, not all customs are traditions. For example, “Sharing a meal with turkey is a Thanksgiving tradition in Canada.” Or: “Fireworks are part of Canada Day’s tradition.” (People have been doing that for years)
