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Traditions of Europe

Carnival, Midsummer, Christmas markets, Easter, the village fête and the long Sunday lunch. 712 traditions on EveryParampara so far.

Countries

🇦🇱 Albania 27 🇦🇩 Andorra 4 🇦🇹 Austria 49 🇧🇾 Belarus 30 🇧🇪 Belgium 40 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina 16 🇧🇬 Bulgaria 49 🇭🇷 Croatia 33 🇨🇿 Czechia 20 🇩🇰 Denmark 26 🇪🇪 Estonia 18 🇫🇮 Finland 34 🇫🇷 France 91 🇩🇪 Germany 114 🇬🇷 Greece 68 🇭🇺 Hungary 21 🇮🇸 Iceland 20 🇮🇪 Ireland 77 🇮🇹 Italy 114 🇽🇰 Kosovo 20 🇱🇻 Latvia 18 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein 2 🇱🇹 Lithuania 22 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 14 🇲🇹 Malta 15 🇲🇩 Moldova 11 🇲🇨 Monaco 1 🇲🇪 Montenegro 13 🇳🇱 Netherlands 28 🇲🇰 North Macedonia 25 🇳🇴 Norway 38 🇵🇱 Poland 70 🇵🇹 Portugal 27 🇷🇴 Romania 38 🇷🇺 Russia 102 🇸🇲 San Marino 1 🇷🇸 Serbia 44 🇸🇰 Slovakia 18 🇸🇮 Slovenia 25 🇪🇸 Spain 96 🇸🇪 Sweden 45 🇨🇭 Switzerland 34 🇺🇦 Ukraine 47 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 201 🇻🇦 Vatican City 3

Cities and towns

Rome 30 London 26 Moscow 18 Dublin 17 Vienna 16 Athens 14 Venice 14 Paris 13 Seville 12 Kraków 11 Riga 11 Valencia 11

On the calendar

Diwali Durga Puja Baisakhi Guru Nanak Gurpurab Rath Yatra of Puri Tihar and Bandi Chhor Divas Hidirellez Parsi New Year Rosh Hashanah Yom Kippur Sukkot Simchat Torah

🇷🇺 Russia and 2 moreMaslenitsaМасленица A seven-day Eastern Slavic festival of pancakes and bonfires marking the end of winter before Lent.Festival · Breakfast

🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 4 moreSaffron bun A golden, spiced yeast roll flavoured with saffron, baked for festive and holy daysTable custom · Tea-time and snacking customs

🇪🇸 Jijona, Spain and 5 moreTurrón A festive Mediterranean nut-and-honey confection shared at Christmas and local feastsTable custom · Sweets given and shared

🇪🇸 Madrid, Spain and 5 moreTwelve GrapesLas doce uvas de la suerte A grape for every chime at midnight on 31 December, welcoming the new yearFestival · Tea-time and snacking customs

🇸🇪 Sweden and 3 moreGlögg A spiced, warm winter wine served across Nordic countries around ChristmasTable custom · Tea, coffee and drinking ceremonies

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

Maslenitsa: Лобачев Владимир, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Saffron bun: Nenniu, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Turrón: Tamorlan, CC BY 3.0, source
Twelve Grapes: Ralf Roletschek, GFDL 1.2, source
Glögg: Mr.choppers, CC BY-SA 3.0, source

The weekly EveryParampara

Every week: one tradition from somewhere new, what is being celebrated around the world this week, and one idea explained.