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2,281 traditions so far, best known first. 12,321 more are on the list to be written. Filter by region, kind and meal.

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🇺🇦 Kyiv, UkraineChristmas in UkraineРіздво (Rizdvo) A Ukrainian Christmas celebration with a twelve-dish vegan supper on Christmas Eve and observance on January 6 or DecembFestival · Supper

🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 5 moreAsh WednesdayDies Cinerum A solemn Christian holy day of prayer, fasting, and the placing of ashesSpiritual · Fasting and breaking the fast

🇬🇷 GreeceMagiritsaΜαγειρίτσα A Greek lamb offal soup eaten after the midnight Easter service to break the fastTable custom · Fasting and breaking the fast

🇷🇺 Moscow, RussiaChristmas in RussiaРождество Христово An Orthodox winter feast marked by church vigils, fasting suppers and festive mealsSpiritual · Supper

🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 5 moreHarvest festival A thanks for the gathered crop, kept with church meals, songs and shared foodSeasonal · Feasts and festival meals

🇮🇱 Jerusalem, Israel and 1 moreHoshana Rabbahהוֹשַׁעְנָא רַבָּה The seventh and final day of Sukkot, marked by seven synagogue processions and night-long study.Festival · Dinner

🇮🇶 IraqShabbat mealsסעודות שבת Three ritual meals eaten across the Jewish Sabbath from Friday sunset to Saturday nightTable custom · Dinner

🇬🇧 United KingdomHarvest Festival An autumn thanksgiving for the crops, kept in churches and schools across the UKSeasonal · Supper

🇮🇱 Safed, Israel and 2 moreZemirotזמירות Jewish table hymns sung during the three meals of Shabbat and holidaysSpiritual · Dinner

Photo credits on this page

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

Christmas in Ukraine: Halyna Kuchmanych, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Zemirot: ביקורת, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Shabbat meals: Yoninah, Public domain, source
Magiritsa: Andrew Dalby, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Ash Wednesday: Oxh973, Public domain, source
Christmas in Russia: Gzen92, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Harvest Festival: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
Hoshana Rabbah: Unknown author, Public domain, source
Harvest festival: High Contrast, CC BY 3.0 de, source

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