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Customs and Traditions around the world

English Class

by. Lic. Ana García

Meaning

Customs or traditions refers to actions that a group or groups of people do repeatedly. It can also refer to clothes, food or even ways of speech

AMERICA

Mexico

MEXICO

Mexico as a country has an old tradition that represents and celebrates the day the colonization ended it is celebreted on the 15th of july

United States

UNITED STATES

In the United States, it is tradition to give a tip at most of the services, it is a way to demonstrate appreciation and a job well done

ARGENTINA

They see cooking as an important skill and it is tradition to observe techniques in the making of meat

ARGENTINA

EUROPE

BRITAIN

In Britain, the tea hour is a tradition and important part of the day. It is an old tradition an it is usually accompanied by pastries or biscuits

FRANCE

Bastille Day or La Fête Nationale, celebrated on July 14, is independence day. It commemorates the 1789 storming of the Bastille prison that sparked the French Revolution. The day features fireworks, flag waving, parades, and other activities

Portugal

Festivities go on for days with the main event on 13th May when a statue of Our Lady of Fatima is carried through the central square in front of the Basilica. Remarkably, more than half a million pilgrims will show up on this day, some on ox carts, or even on donkeys.

RELIGION

AFRICA AND MIDDLE EAST

One of the largest ideologies in Africa and Middle East is the Islam, known characteristically by the beards of the men and the submission of the women

Egypt

It is very common for people to turn wherever they please while driving, and even though there are laws and rules in traffic, they are commonly ignored

Egypt

MECCA

Mecca is a sacred place in for the islam and it is tradition to visit the holy place once a year in Saudi Arabia

SAUDI ARABIA

Asia

ASIA

Most countries of Asia are something different from what we now, they have a large variety of traditions.

Japan

It is tradition to respect the elders, in this country specifically, the elder have the duty to start a meal in Japan

JAPAN

India

INDIA

As this country is divided by "castas", there is a tradition that women from a specific status must merry a tree before if she wishes to marry later to a man

Corea

COREA

In corea, it is tradition to star to count the age of a person from the womb therefore, when a child is born he or she is one year old

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