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Traditions of Berlin

8 traditions tied to Berlin.

KindSpiritualFestivalRite of passageTable customSeasonalDressPerformanceEtiquetteCraftGameFolkloreHomeCeremony
MealBreakfastLunchDinnerSupperTea-time and snacking customsTea, coffee and drinking ceremoniesSweets given and sharedFeasts and festival mealsFasting and breaking the fast
馃嚠馃嚤 Israel and 5 moreKol Nidre讻指旨诇 谞执讚职专值讬 An Aramaic declaration of vow annulment that opens the Yom Kippur evening service in Jewish synagogues.Spiritual 馃嚞馃嚪 Olympia, Greece and 5 moreOlympic flame A flame kindled in Greece, carried by torch to light the cauldron of each GamesCeremony

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

  • Olympic flame: RuinDig/Yuki Uchida, CC BY 4.0, source
  • Kol Nidre: 讗诇讬注讝专 讘"专 专讘讬 讗诇讬讛讜 讛诇讜讬 砖讘讟 住讜驻专, Public domain, source

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