Traditions
and customs are two different things, but many native speakers use
the words incorrectly and interchangeably. The word tradition
includes all 1
rituals, festivals, and other practices within a country. It is not
about 2 behaviors.
Also, traditions have been 3
passed down from generation to generation.
Put another way, customs are how
people expect us to act in 4 ,
and that is why we do them. Traditions, however, are the proper way
to do things taught by one 5
to the next. Celebrations and festivals are traditions in which we
6 in the same way that
our parents and grandparents did.
Customs
are the expected 7
of nearly everyone in
a group. However, traditions may actually be followed or practiced
only 8
of
people.
For example, the tradition of the
9 of Judo, in Japan, is
certainly only practiced and 10
by a small number of people compared to the whole of Japan.
Traditions and customs are two different things, but many native speakers use the words incorrectly and interchangeably. The word tradition includes all longstanding rituals, festivals, and other practices within a country. It is not about socially accepted behaviors. Also, traditions have been intentionally passed down from generation to generation.
Put another way, customs are how people expect us to act in social settings, and that is why we do them. Traditions, however, are the proper way to do things taught by one generation to the next. Celebrations and festivals are traditions in which we celebrate in the same way that our parents and grandparents did.
Customs are the expected social actions of nearly everyone in a group. However, traditions may actually be followed or practiced only by a small group of people.
For example, the tradition of the martial art of Judo, in Japan, is certainly only practiced and preserved by a small number of people compared to the whole of Japan.
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