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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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These included the Oldowan tradition, associated with relatively simple stone tools, and the more sophisticated Acheulean tradition, known for carefully shaped tools such as hand axes.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2026

The break from long-standing tradition was real, but it should not have been entirely surprising.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 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

The two friends attempted to kiss each other on the cheek in the Russian tradition.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

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

From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2026

But clubs won over skeptics by balancing modern additions with classic traditions, protecting core products and embracing multi-generational appeal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Western traditions of symmetry and notions of linear time are upended.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 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

Because our mother was raised a Protestant, our Easters were a hybrid of the Greek and the American traditions.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris


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