Traditions by faith and belief
Hindu, Buddhist, Jain, Muslim, Jewish, Christian, Sikh, Zoroastrian, Shinto and folk Chinese, indigenous, pagan and secular traditions, described as those who keep them would describe them.
HinduHindu traditions fill the calendar of South Asia and the many places where Hindus have settled, from Bali and Mauritius to Fiji, Trinidad and Britain.262BuddhistBuddhist traditions are found across Asia and increasingly worldwide, in the forms of Theravada in Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia, Mahayana in East Asia and Vajrayana in Tibet and Mongolia.165JainJain traditions come from India and are among the oldest religious traditions in the world, built on ahimsa, non-violence, in thought, word and deed.31MuslimMuslim traditions are found in nearly every country, from Morocco to Indonesia, and range from the five daily prayers and the Friday congregation to Ramadan, Eid, the hajj, Mawlid, Ashura and the customs of marriage, naming and burial.147JewishJewish traditions have been kept for more than three thousand years in many lands, and include Shabbat, the festivals of Passover, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot and Hanukkah, the dietary laws of kashrut, and the rites of brit milah, bar and bat mitzvah, marriage and mourning.95ChristianChristian traditions span the globe, from Ethiopian Orthodox fasts and Filipino Simbang Gabi to Swedish Lucia, Mexican posadas, Easter in Greece and the harvest services of Britain.460SikhSikh traditions come from Punjab and are kept by Sikhs around the world, centred on the gurdwara, the Guru Granth Sahib, the langar kitchen and the five Ks.37ZoroastrianZoroastrian traditions belong to one of the world's oldest faiths, founded in ancient Iran and kept today by the Parsis of India, the Iranis, and communities in Iran, Britain and North America.25Shinto, Taoist and folk ChineseShinto, Taoist and folk Chinese traditions cover the native customs of Japan and China and their neighbours: shrine visits and festivals, ancestor veneration, temple fairs, the Lunar New Year, Qingming, the Hungry Ghost month, the rites of birth and marriage, feng shui and traditional medicine.76Indigenous and traditionalIndigenous and traditional spiritual and cultural practices belong to peoples who have lived on their lands for many generations: the First Nations and Native peoples of the Americas, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of Australia, the Maori and Pacific Islanders, the Sami, the many peoples of Africa and the hill peoples of Asia.238Pagan and ancientPagan and ancient traditions cover the old religions of Europe, the Mediterranean and the Near East, and their modern revivals: Norse Yule and Midsummer, Celtic Samhain and Beltane, Greek and Roman festivals such as Saturnalia, Egyptian rites, Slavic Kupala and the Baltic Joninės.113Secular and civicSecular and civic traditions are those kept without a religious frame: national days, parades, remembrance days, birthdays, graduations, school and university rituals, sporting customs, workplace habits and the rites of clubs and communities.398