How complete is EveryParampara?
Nobody has a full list of the world's traditions. Many have never been written down, and every village has its own. So EveryParampara shows its working.
Where the list comes from
Every item that Wikidata classes as a tradition, festival, public holiday, religious festival, ritual, wedding custom, rite of passage, folk dance, folk costume, ceremony or custom, and that has an English Wikipedia article; every article under Wikipedia's categories for festivals, wedding customs, cultural traditions and cuisine by country; and our own list of well-known traditions, balanced across countries so no country crowds out the rest.
Where things stand today
| Group | Published | Waiting to be written | Waiting for review | Judged out of scope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Our own list of traditions | 1,466 | 5 | 212 | 1,919 |
| Traditions, festivals and customs as Wikidata classes them | 173 | 6,822 | 45 | 104 |
| Other subjects filed under traditions on Wikidata and Wikipedia | 0 | 6,513 | 0 | 27 |
| Linked from lists (not queued) | 0 | 3,153 | 0 | 75 |
| Total | 1,639 | 16,493 | 257 | 2,125 |
Country overviews written: 203 of 203. Photos: 1,477 of 1,639 traditions have a free-licence photo; the rest show a drawn pattern until one is found. Also written by hand: 315 calendar days, 7 days of the week, 18 concept comparisons, 298 cities and 219 glossary terms.
What is missing
Traditions with no English Wikipedia article are not here yet. That leaves out a great many village and community customs, and it favours the well-documented. By region so far: Europe 457, South Asia 248, East Asia 193, Sub-Saharan Africa 136, Middle East 125, North America 123, Southeast Asia 112, Latin America and the Caribbean 109, Oceania 54, North Africa 41, Central Asia and the Caucasus 41.
Countries with the fewest traditions so far: Antigua and Barbuda (0), Central African Republic (0), Chad (0), Comoros (0), Djibouti (0), Equatorial Guinea (0), Marshall Islands (0), São Tomé and Príncipe (0), South Sudan (0), Western Sahara (0), Grenada (1), Guinea-Bissau (1), Kiribati (1), Liberia (1), Micronesia (1), Monaco (1), Nauru (1), Palau (1), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1), San Marino (1).
If you know a tradition we should add, write to everyparampara@cleartrust.cc.