THE STRANGEST

CUSTOMS &
TRADITIONS
AROUND THE WORLD
MONA ABDELAZEM
OLA AYMAN
FARAH WALEED
MARIAM AYMAN
NERMIN TAREK 
INTRODUTION

•Customs and traditions are a group of events,

actions, or earned behaviors which are
bequeathed from a generation to another . It is
known that each country has their own
traditions which they pride . What is normal in
one country can easily be weird in another
;consequently, The difference between countries
in customs and traditions creates the secret of
the beauty of human civilization.
 •In the upper Egypt , the new
bride is not allowed to go out
EGYPT from her new husband's house
before the end of the lunar
month 
 STUFFED CAKES IN BOLIVIA
Bolivians stuff cakes with coins
believing that they will have a
good luck in the new year.    
THE GREAT
BRITAIN
•When it comes to
quirky and unusual
tradition, the united
kingdom has bucket-
loads from cheese
rolling in Cotswold to a
wife carrying race in
Surrey
WIFE CARRYING
RACE
•Wife carrying is a contest in
which male competitors race
while each carrying a female
teammate
Contestants chase a
91B round double
Gloucester cheese as it
rolls down the
CHEESE ROLLING 
incredible steep hill.  
CRACKING
THE DISHES
IN RUSSIA 
When any changes
happen whether positive
or negative , Russians
crack dishes.
LANTERNS FESTIVAL 

•In Thailand, They write down

their  wishes on lanterns , then
release them into the sky
believing that this way will
send their problems away
GRAPES •Spaniards welcome the new
EATING IN year by eating grapes at the
SPAIN midnight.
FIRST CHILD BIRTHDAY
CELEBRATION IN CHINA
•The Chinese celebrate the first
birthday of the child by surrounding
him/her with symbolic items;
believing that by that way they will be
predicting his\her future. 
BABY TOSSING
IN INDIA

•Indians throw babies

from  the temple fence
believing that the baby
will become strong by that
way  
  Indians dunk the new  born baby
BABY
DUNKING IN in boiling water to thank good for
BOILING blessing them with a baby 
WATER IN 
INDIA
•In the end ,we have  to realize that all the societies are different from each other in
almost everything. Actually , this difference is very natural due to the diversity in
culture ,religion and education. We have  to respect this difference whether it is in
traditions or in rituals. It may seem weird to us ,because the other societies think
that our traditions is weird too ; for this reason, people have to be totally aware that
the country traditions help in creating culture.
 References
Upper Egypt :The information are from a person from the upper Egypt. 

Britain &America customs:https://isequalto.com/iet-app/daily-edition/ZRgd8933-New-Year-custom-

in-Bolivia-has-coins-in-cakes
 &https://www.countryliving.com/uk/wildlife/countryside/news/a2824/strangest-traditions-uk-funny-
illustrations

Russia & Thailand :https://www.jacadatravel.com/ & https://en.arabtravelers.com/

 &https://www.eshofel3alm.com/

Spain&China :https://yoyochinese.com/blog/four-fun-chinese-traditions-learn-mandarin-chinese & 

https://www.thespanishacademy.hk/traditional-new-years-eve-spain-twelve-grapes/

India: https://www.scrolldroll.com/bizarre-traditions-of-india-that-will-shock-you/