Traditions of Melbourne
5 traditions tied to Melbourne.
🇦🇺 Melbourne, AustraliaAustralian rules football
A fast, high-scoring code of football with 18 players a side, first played in MelbourneGame
🇻🇳 Saigon, Vietnam and 5 moreBánh mì
A Vietnamese baguette sandwich filled with meats, pickles, herbs, and condiments.Table custom · Breakfast
🇦🇺 Melbourne, AustraliaBoxing Day Test
Cricket's annual Test match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, starting each 26 DecemberGame
🇬🇧 London, United Kingdom and 4 moreAfternoon tea
A late-afternoon spread of tea, small sandwiches and cakes, kept across BritainTable custom · Tea-time and snacking customs
🇺🇸 Chicago, United States and 5 moreLabour Day
A day honouring workers, kept on 1 May in most countries and on other dates elsewhereFestival
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Australian rules football: Tom Reynolds, CC BY 2.0, source
- Bánh mì: Andrea Nguyen, CC BY 2.0, source
- Boxing Day Test: Flickr user, mugley, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Afternoon tea: joyosity, CC BY 2.0, source
- Labour Day: C.Stadler/Bwag, CC BY-SA 4.0, source