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According to New Year’s tradition in Spain, what do people eat at midnight for good luck?

tradition

[truh-dish-uhn] / trəˈdɪʃ ən /


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The 'Ubeidiya Formation has attracted scientific attention for decades because of its early evidence of the Acheulean stone tool tradition.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2026

Now, that tradition is beginning to reach beyond those communities, thanks to social media.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

Elected officials in the former no longer have to pledge allegiance to the King ending a 40-year tradition of swearing loyalty to the monarch.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

Wariness of grand liberal visions for the region, attachment to tradition and God among people who are not strictly observant, and a sense that family and community come before the individual.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

After several days of fighting, three British generals, alarmed by the heavy loss of life, defied army tradition by protesting directly to their superior, General Douglas Haig.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman

Many speak Russian, but also maintain their own native languages and traditions — dishing out their best gossip in the saunas while a Lakers game buzzes in the background.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

She fancies it a joke to get the townspeople off her back, rubbing their traditions back in their faces.

From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2026

They all mainly operate in Amish and Mennonite areas of Ohio, Indiana and Pennsylvania, and draw strongly on those communities’ culinary traditions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

Brydon previously said he and Coogan found themselves "stripped down" to their underwear "quite a lot" during filming, as the pair immersed themselves not only in dramatic scenery but also in Scandinavian traditions.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

Over time, however, Spain’s collective power, influence, and force supplanted many of the local spiritual traditions, which were transformed to the Spaniards’ liking.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly


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