Traditions of Chicago
13 traditions tied to Chicago.
🇮🇪 Ireland and 4 moreTrick-or-treating
A custom where children visit homes in costume to ask for treats or face a playful prank.Festival · Sweets given and shared
🇮🇱 Jerusalem, Israel and 2 moreMezuzahמְזוּזָה (mezuzah)
A parchment scroll with Hebrew verses placed in a case on the doorposts of Jewish homes.Spiritual
🇺🇸 Chicago, United States and 4 moreKwanzaa
A seven-day African American celebration of heritage, family and community valuesFestival · Feasts and festival meals
🇵🇭 San Fernando, Philippines and 3 moreParolparól
A Filipino star lantern of bamboo and paper, hung at Christmas from September to JanuaryFestival
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
- Mezuzah: Adrian Grycuk, CC BY-SA 3.0 pl, source
- Parol: Ervin Malicdem, CC BY-SA 4.0, source