All traditions
2,291 traditions so far, best known first. 12,311 more are on the list to be written. Filter by region, kind and meal.
RegionSouth AsiaSoutheast AsiaEast AsiaCentral Asia and the CaucasusMiddle EastNorth AfricaSub-Saharan AfricaEuropeNorth AmericaLatin America and the CaribbeanOceania
🇯🇵 Kyoto, JapanYūzen友禅
A Japanese resist-dyeing craft that creates painterly patterns on fine kimonoCraft
🇯🇵 JapanMiko巫女
A woman who serves at a Shinto shrine, dancing, cleansing and helping with ritesSpiritual
🇰🇷 South KoreaNorigae노리개
A Korean pendant of knots and tassels, worn with hanbok and kept for luckDress
🇨🇳 Shanghai, China and 1 moreCheongsam旗袍 (qípáo), 長衫 (chángshān)
A fitted one-piece Chinese dress with a high collar and side slits, worn since the 1920sDress
🇨🇳 Shanghai, ChinaTangzhuang唐裝 (traditional), 唐装 (simplified)
A Chinese jacket with a Mandarin collar, worn for formal occasions and holidaysDress
🇲🇳 Ölgii, MongoliaGolden Eagle FestivalБүргэдийн баяр
An annual gathering in western Mongolia celebrating Kazakh eagle hunting and horsemanshipFestival
🇨🇳 Beijing, ChinaHanfu漢服
The dress of the Han Chinese, named for the Han dynasty and worn again todayDress
🇯🇵 Kyoto, JapanKimono着物
Japan's national dress: a wrapped robe with square sleeves, tied with a wide sashDress
🇰🇷 South Korea and 2 moreHanbok한복
Korea's customary dress: a short jacket, a skirt or trousers, and a bow-tied ribbonDress
🇨🇳 ChinaQizhuang旗裝 (qízhuāng)
The traditional attire of the Manchu people, characterized by riding coats, trousers, and horse-hoof cuffs.Dress
🇨🇳 China and 2 moreDiyi翟衣 (Díyī)
A formal ceremonial robe worn by empresses and royal women in China, Korea, and Vietnam.Dress
🇨🇳 ChinaMamianqun馬面裙 (马面裙)
A Chinese wrap skirt with flat front and back panels, worn over trousers with a jacketDress
🇨🇳 ChinaManchu platform shoes
Wooden-soled shoes worn by Manchu women from the early Qing dynastyDress
🇨🇳 China and 2 moreJi Li笄禮
The traditional Chinese coming-of-age hairpin ceremony for young womenRite of passage
🇯🇵 Kyoto, Japan and 5 moreTeeth blackening
A custom of dyeing teeth black to mark adulthood and beauty in parts of Asia and Oceania.Rite of passage
🇯🇵 Yūki, JapanYūki-tsumugi結城紬
A hand-spun silk cloth from Yūki, Japan, woven slowly on a low loomCraft
🇨🇳 Zhongshan, ChinaChinese clothing
Robes, gowns, and suits shaped across dynasties, ranks, and daily life in ChinaDress
🇨🇳 Nanjing, ChinaYunjin brocade雲錦
A traditional Chinese silk brocade woven with coloured silk, gold and silverCraft
🇨🇳 ChinaTraditional Chinese wedding dress
The ceremonial bridal garments worn in Han Chinese marriage ceremoniesDress
🇨🇳 China and 1 moreChinese patchwork
A needlework craft joining fabric scraps into protective clothing, quilts and folk artCraft
🇯🇵 JapanAuxiliary armour (Japan)
Extra guards that filled the gaps left by the six main pieces of a Japanese armour setDress
🇯🇵 Tokyo, JapanBoroぼろ
Japanese cloth kept going by mending: patched layers dyed with indigoCraft
🇨🇳 ChinaSankeng三坑
Chinese slang for three dress styles young fans wear, and the money they takeDress
🇨🇳 ChinaHuadian花鈿
A forehead ornament of Chinese women, painted or fixed on, still worn with hanfuDress
🇨🇳 ChinaXifu戏服
The stage dress of Chinese opera, its colour and pattern telling rank, sex and characterDress
🇨🇳 Taiyuan, ChinaGuan Li冠禮
The traditional Chinese coming-of-age capping ceremony for young menRite of passage
🇨🇳 China and 1 moreDahu褡护 (Dāhù)
A cross-collar jacket worn in the Ming dynasty, blending Chinese and Mongol styles.Dress
🇨🇳 ChinaChinese academic dress
Formal attire for scholars and officials in China, ranging from imperial robes to modern degree gowns.Dress
🇨🇳 China and 3 moreMianfu冕服
The most formal dress of China's emperors, worn at coronations and court ritesDress
🇯🇵 JapanKappōgi割烹着
A Japanese smock worn over a kimono to keep it clean while cooking and cleaningDress
🇨🇳 Dunhuang, China and 2 moreYingluo璎珞
A ring-shaped Buddhist neck ornament that became a Chinese necklace, worn again todayDress
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Cheongsam: Jacklee ., CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Chinese academic dress: Ren Renfa, Public domain, source
- Miko: Chris Gladis, Flickr user MShades, CC BY 2.0, source
- Dahu: Gary Todd, CC0, source
- Norigae: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Yūzen: Ismoon ( talk ), CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Tangzhuang: Gobierno de Chile, CC BY 2.0, source
- Yingluo: Unknown author, CC0, source
- Kappōgi: 賢太郎 森川, CC BY 2.0, source
- Diyi: Annonymous court painter, Public domain, source
- Mamianqun: Bilale Boyce, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Manchu platform shoes: Daderot, Public domain, source
- Qizhuang: Internet Archive Book Images, No restrictions, source
- Teeth blackening: momo, CC BY 2.0, source
- Yūki-tsumugi: タバコはマーダー, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Chinese clothing: Yan Li-pen, Public domain, source
- Yunjin brocade: Dr. Meierhofer, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Traditional Chinese wedding dress: Tunere, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Golden Eagle Festival: Altaihunters, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Auxiliary armour (Japan): Samuraiantiqueworld, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Boro: Unknown artist, Public domain, source
- Sankeng: Yumeto, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Huadian: Gu Kaizhi (c.345-c.406), Public domain, source
- Hanfu: Anonymous Song Chinese artist after the original by Gu Hongzhong, Public domain, source
- Mianfu: Unknown photographer, Public domain, source
- Chinese patchwork: Unknown author, CC0, source
- Xifu: Walter Lim, CC BY 2.0, source
- Kimono: Takaaki Kawai, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Hanbok: DongyiKoguryo, CC BY-SA 4.0, source