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Traditions of North America

Thanksgiving, powwow, Dia de Muertos, the Fourth of July and the Canadian maple season. 169 traditions on EveryParampara so far.

🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreBarn raising A communal tradition where neighbours assemble to erect a farm barn in a few daysCraft · Lunch

🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreIslamic marriageنِكَاح The sacred contract, agreement and wedding celebration forming an Islamic marriageRite of passage · Feasts and festival meals

🇺🇸 Chicago, United States and 4 moreKwanzaa A seven-day African American celebration of heritage, family and community valuesFestival · Feasts and festival meals

🇺🇸 United States and 4 moreHoʻoponopono A Hawaiian family ritual of prayer, confession and forgiveness that sets wrongs rightSpiritual · Feasts and festival meals 🇺🇸 New York, United StatesBark Mitzvah A lighthearted coming of age celebration held by dog owners for their petsFestival · Feasts and festival meals

Photo credits on this page

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

Kwanzaa: Apavlo at English Wikipedia, Public domain, source
Barn raising: Alexander W. Galbraith, Public domain, source
Hoʻoponopono: Makana Chai, Public domain, source
Islamic marriage: عامر شاہین, 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.