Traditions of Chicago
13 traditions tied to Chicago.
馃嚠馃嚜 Ireland and 4 moreTrick-or-treating
A custom where children visit homes in costume to ask for treats or face a playful prank.Festival 路 Sweets given and shared
馃嚭馃嚫 United States and 1 moreSaint Patrick's Day in the United States
An annual celebration of Irish heritage across America with parades, feasts and green dyeFestival 路 Dinner
馃嚠馃嚜 Dublin, Ireland and 2 moreIrish stepdance
A percussive dance form with swift, intricate footwork and an upright torsoPerformance
馃嚭馃嚫 New York, United StatesFlag Day
An annual American observance marking the 1777 adoption of the national flagCeremony
馃嚠馃嚤 Jerusalem, Israel and 2 moreMezuzah诪职讝讜旨讝指讛 (mezuzah)
A parchment scroll with Hebrew verses placed in a case on the doorposts of Jewish homes.Spiritual
馃嚭馃嚫 Chicago, United States and 4 moreKwanzaa
A seven-day African American celebration of heritage, family and community valuesFestival 路 Feasts and festival meals
馃嚭馃嚫 United StatesLabor Day
A national American holiday honouring the working class with parades and picnicsCeremony
馃嚚馃嚟 Appenzell, Switzerland and 5 moreYodeling
A singing style switching between chest voice and falsetto, kept as a folk tradition across the Alps and globally.Performance
馃嚨馃嚟 San Fernando, Philippines and 3 moreParolpar贸l
A Filipino star lantern of bamboo and paper, hung at Christmas from September to JanuaryFestival
馃嚫馃嚜 Nusn盲s, Sweden and 1 moreDala horseDalah盲st
A carved painted wooden horse from Dalarna, a children's toy that became a national symbolCraft
馃嚭馃嚫 Chicago, United States and 5 moreLabour Day
A day honouring workers, kept on 1 May in most countries and on other dates elsewhereFestival
馃嚭馃嚫 United States and 2 moreWikipedia Day
An annual gathering and birthday party for the Wikipedia community every JanuaryFestival
馃嚭馃嚫 United States and 1 moreNude wedding
A marriage ceremony where the couple and guests gather without clothingRite of passage
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Trick-or-treating: Toyah Anette B, Public domain, source
- Kwanzaa: Apavlo at English Wikipedia, Public domain, source
- Labor Day: Author not known, but more than 100 years old, Image edited, Public domain, source
- Saint Patrick's Day in the United States: White House/Chuck Kennedy, Public domain, source
- Irish stepdance: John Benson, CC BY 2.0, source
- Flag Day: Freekee /Kevin Hansen, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Mezuzah: Adrian Grycuk, CC BY-SA 3.0 pl, source
- Yodeling: Paebi, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Parol: Ervin Malicdem, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Dala horse: User:Mysid, Public domain, source
- Labour Day: C.Stadler/Bwag, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Wikipedia Day: Thejoppyloppy, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Nude wedding: Peter Paul Rubens, Public domain, source