Traditions around the world

I discuss topics

 What is tradition?
 Types of tradition
 The Difference Between Culture and Tradition
 Different traditions around the world
Tradition is a way of thinking, behaving, or doing
something that has been used by the people in a particular
group, family, society, for a long time.

Traditions are built by sharing customs and beliefs across

generational lines. In fact, many people take the traditions
from their childhood and pass them down to their children.
Types of Traditions

 Traditions may be verbal or nonverbal.

 Verbal is a form of human communication wherein
knowledge, art, ideas and cultural material is received,
preserved, and transmitted orally from one generation to
another
 Nonverbal traditions include traditional artifacts (e.g.,
icons, monuments, symbolic objects), sites, designs,
gestures, postures, customs, and institutions.
The Difference Between Culture and Tradition

The main difference between culture and tradition is that traditions

describe a group’s beliefs and behaviors that are passed down from one
generation to another.
Culture describes the shared characteristics of the entire group, which
has been amassed throughout its history
 La Tomatina, Spain
 the largest tomato fight in the world. One of the most popular opinion
regarding the origin of the tradition is that during a parade of gigantes in
1945, those who weren’t included in the event started a brawl in the main
square using tomatoes from a local vegetable stand as weapons.

 Regardless, this annual festival is held in Buñol, Spain on the last Wednesday
of August as part of a week of festivities in Buñol and quite literally consists
of people throwing tomatoes at each other for fun.
Polterabend in Germany
 Polterabend, meaning ‘wedding shower’, is a unique tradition in
Germany that is generally held the day before a bride and groom are
due to wed. It’s a big party where friends and family gather at the
front of the house and smash things on the floor such as; plates,
flowerpots, tiles, anything that makes a lot of noise in order to bring
good luck
 Once the dish breaking is done the bride and groom then work
together to clean it up as preparation for the future
Smashing coconuts on people’s skulls in India

 Breaking coconuts on people’s heads is a ritual that has been around for a
long time in southern parts of India.
 Devotees to the Hindu religion will gather inside the temple and the Priest
will smash a coconut on the head of each of them one after the other as a
sign to the gods they are asking for good health and success. The subjects will
then usually walk away as if unphased by the event.
Shoving faces in cake in Mexico

 The birthday girl or boy will have their hands tied behind their back
and when they go to take the first bite of cake, they will have their
face pushed right into it whilst the rest of the party guests shout
“Mordida! Mordida! Mordida!”, the Spanish word for ‘take a bite’.
Georgian traditions
 Hospitality
 The leader of the table
 Two New Years
 Christmas in January