All traditions
2,237 traditions so far, best known first. 12,423 more are on the list to be written. Filter by region, kind and meal.
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🇧🇦 Konjic, Bosnia and HerzegovinaKonjic woodcarvingKonjičko drvorezbarstvo
A traditional hand-carving craft shaping furniture and home ornaments in KonjicCraft
🇮🇳 India and 1 moreCholi
A cropped, fitted bodice worn with saris and ghagras across South AsiaDress
🇵🇭 PhilippinesTapis
A hand-woven wrap skirt from the Philippines, fastened at the waist with a sashDress
🇮🇩 IndonesiaBatik kawung
An old Indonesian batik pattern of four neat ovals, read as fruit or lotusCraft
🇷🇺 RussiaPodvorotnichokподворотничок
A detachable white fabric strip sewn inside military uniform collars for hygieneDress
🇳🇱 Amsterdam, NetherlandsKoningsmantel
The Dutch royal cloak of red velvet and ermine, brought out when a monarch is sworn inDress
🇫🇷 France and 1 moreBliaut
A fitted medieval overgarment with trailing sleeves, worn in France and nearby landsDress
🇿🇦 South AfricaIsidwaba
A knee-length leather skirt of cowhide or goatskin, worn by married Zulu womenDress
🇨🇳 ChinaHuadian花鈿
A forehead ornament of Chinese women, painted or fixed on, still worn with hanfuDress
🇯🇵 JapanKirikane截金
A Japanese craft of cut gold, silver or platinum leaf for Buddhist statues and paintingsCraft
🇰🇭 CambodiaAv pakអាវប៉ាក់
A Cambodian women's shirt in silk or cotton, embroidered or laced, for festivalsDress
🇵🇭 PhilippinesInabel weavingAbél-Ilóco
A handwoven cotton textile tradition of the Ilocano people in Northern Luzon, Philippines.Craft
🇺🇦 Kyiv, Ukraine and 2 moreOchipokочіпок
The embroidered cap a Ukrainian bride put on at her wedding and kept afterwardsDress
🇷🇺 Mstyora, RussiaMstyora miniatureМстёрская миниатюра
Tempera miniature painting on lacquered papier-mâché, made in Mstyora, RussiaCraft
🇯🇵 JapanTairyō-bata大漁旗
Traditional Japanese flags flown by fishing boats to celebrate a bountiful catchFestival
🇨🇳 Shanghai, ChinaSeal carving篆刻
The Chinese craft of engraving characters and personal emblems into stone stamping sealsCraft
🇬🇷 Sparta, GreeceChitonχιτών
A draped tunic of wool or linen worn across ancient Greece and RomeDress
🇯🇵 Yūki, JapanYūki-tsumugi結城紬
A hand-spun silk cloth from Yūki, Japan, woven slowly on a low loomCraft
🇰🇬 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan and 1 moreAk-kalpakАк калпак
A traditional Kyrgyz four-sided white wool felt hat worn by men across generationsDress
🇳🇬 Nigeria and 1 moreAso Olona
A patterned Yoruba cloth, woven with symbols and worn as a mark of rank and identityDress
🇯🇵 JapanAuxiliary armour (Japan)
Extra guards that filled the gaps left by the six main pieces of a Japanese armour setDress
🇹🇿 Tanzania and 4 moreKanga
A colourful printed cotton wrap bearing proverbs, worn across East AfricaDress
🇨🇱 ChileChilote ponchoPoncho chilote
A thick, striped wool poncho crafted in the cold and rainy Chiloé ArchipelagoDress
🇧🇪 Oostduinkerke, BelgiumShrimp fishing on horseback in Oostduinkerke
Fishers ride draft horses into the sea at Oostduinkerke to net brown shrimpCraft
🇨🇳 Zhongshan, ChinaChinese clothing
Robes, gowns, and suits shaped across dynasties, ranks, and daily life in ChinaDress
🇦🇹 Tyrol, AustriaLoden capeLodenmantel
A rain-shedding wool overcoat from Tyrol, part of the region's TrachtDress
🇨🇳 Nanjing, ChinaYunjin brocade雲錦
A traditional Chinese silk brocade woven with coloured silk, gold and silverCraft
🇵🇭 PhilippinesBali-og
Layered necklaces and fringed collars from the Visayas and MindanaoDress
🇯🇵 Tokyo, JapanBoroぼろ
Japanese cloth kept going by mending: patched layers dyed with indigoCraft
🇬🇧 United KingdomGuernsey
A traditional seamless wool sweater crafted for seafarers across the British IslesDress
🇳🇵 Nepal and 1 moreDhaka topiढाका टोपी
A patterned cotton cap worn across Nepal as part of the national dressDress
🇵🇭 PhilippinesPatadyong
A traditional Philippine wrap skirt and versatile woven cloth from the VisayasDress
🇺🇿 Bukhara, UzbekistanAsrlar Sadosi
An annual outdoor festival celebrating Uzbek folk arts, sports, crafts, and heritageFestival
🇪🇸 Valencia, Spain and 2 morePeineta
A curved decorative comb worn by women beneath a lace mantilla in the Hispanic worldDress
🇨🇳 China and 1 moreChinese patchwork
A needlework craft joining fabric scraps into protective clothing, quilts and folk artCraft
🇷🇺 Vladimir, RussiaRozhokрожок
A traditional Russian wooden trumpet played solo and in pastoral horn ensemblesPerformance
🇭🇷 Marija Bistrica, CroatiaWooden toys of Hrvatsko ZagorjeDrvene igračke Hrvatskog zagorja
Hand-carved wooden toys from the Zagorje hills of Croatia, painted bright by the families who make themCraft
🇩🇿 Tlemcen, AlgeriaChedda of Tlemcenشدة تلمسانية
The bridal dress of Tlemcen, velvet and gold thread, worn with a jewelled headdressDress
🇬🇧 Skye, United KingdomFairy FlagA' Bhratach Shìth
A tattered silk square kept by Clan MacLeod on Skye, said to hold magical powers for the clan.Folklore
🇳🇵 Kathmandu, NepalTraditional Newar clothingनेवार समुदायमा भएको संस्कृति पहिरन
The customary handwoven dress and ceremonial garments of Nepal's Newar peopleDress
🇨🇳 ChinaTraditional Chinese wedding dress
The ceremonial bridal garments worn in Han Chinese marriage ceremoniesDress
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Tapis: Hiart, CC0, source
- Huadian: Gu Kaizhi (c.345-c.406), Public domain, source
- Av pak: Puppetcreator, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Auxiliary armour (Japan): Samuraiantiqueworld, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Shrimp fishing on horseback in Oostduinkerke: Roosde, CC BY 4.0, source
- Wooden toys of Hrvatsko Zagorje: Roberta., CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Fairy Flag: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Konjic woodcarving: LBM1948, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Choli: Janavi, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Batik kawung: Alteaven, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Koningsmantel: Thérèse Schwartze, Public domain, source
- Bliaut: Edmund Blair Leighton, Public domain, source
- Isidwaba: USBSMG1, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Kirikane: 内閣府, CC BY 4.0, source
- Inabel weaving: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Ochipok: Unknown author, CC0, source
- Mstyora miniature: Bin im Garten, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Tairyō-bata: Wiki4423, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Seal carving: Cyclohexane233, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Chiton: Berlin Painter, CC BY 2.5, source
- Yūki-tsumugi: タバコはマーダー, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Ak-kalpak: Clément Bucco-Lechat, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Aso Olona: Oramfe, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Kanga: Petr Berka ( Petrberka ), Public domain, source
- Chinese clothing: Yan Li-pen, Public domain, source
- Loden cape: KingaNBM, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Yunjin brocade: Dr. Meierhofer, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Bali-og: Patrick Poculan, CC BY 2.0, source
- Boro: Unknown artist, Public domain, source
- Dhaka topi: Sophie Graubert, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Guernsey: LeGroweur, Public domain, source
- Patadyong: Anonymous Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Asrlar Sadosi: Patisserie, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Peineta: Hiart, CC0, source
- Chinese patchwork: Unknown author, CC0, source
- Rozhok: Obakeneko, CC BY 3.0, source
- Chedda of Tlemcen: Dezedien, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Traditional Newar clothing: Uray1130, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Traditional Chinese wedding dress: Tunere, CC BY-SA 4.0, source