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Traditions beginning with G

89 traditions under G.

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🇮🇷 IranGabbehگبه A thick, boldly simple wool rug, hand-woven by women in Iran's Zagros MountainsCraft 🇪🇹 Ethiopia and 1 moreGadaa An eight-year democratic governance cycle practiced by the Oromo people of Ethiopia and Kenya.Ceremony 🇳🇵 Kathmandu, NepalGai JatraSā Pāru (𑐳𑐵𑐥𑐵𑐬𑐸) A Newar festival in the Kathmandu Valley to honor relatives who died that year through processions and satire.Festival 🇳🇴 Norway and 3 moreGákti A traditional coat worn by the Sámi people across northern Scandinavia and Russia, signaling origin and status through cDress 🇲🇰 Galičnik, North MacedoniaGaličnik Wedding FestivalГаличка свадба An annual village wedding festival celebrated every July in North MacedoniaFestival 🇮🇩 IndonesiaGalungan A Balinese Hindu festival welcoming ancestral spirits and honouring good over evilSpiritual 🇮🇪 Galway, IrelandGalway International Oyster Festival An annual autumn gathering in Galway honouring native oysters with shucking contestsTable custom · Feasts and festival meals 🇮🇳 IndiaGamosaগামুছা A white Assamese cloth with a red border, worn, gifted and laid under sacred textsDress 🇮🇳 New Delhi, IndiaGandhi Jayanti India's annual holiday on 2 October, for Mahatma Gandhi's birth and nonviolenceCeremony 🇮🇳 Pune, India and 5 moreGanesh Chaturthiगणेश चतुर्थी A Hindu festival celebrating the arrival of Ganesha, marked by clay idols, sweets, and public processions.Festival 🇮🇳 IndiaGanga Dussehra A ten-day Hindu river festival celebrating the descent of the Ganges to earthSpiritual 🇮🇳 Jaipur, IndiaGangaurगणगौर A North Indian spring festival honouring Shiva and Gauri with clay idols and processionsFestival · Fasting and breaking the fast 🇰🇷 South Korea and 1 moreGanggangsullae강강술래 A Korean harvest dance where women hold hands and sing in circles under the full moonPerformance 🇮🇳 Ahmedabad, India and 1 moreGarbaगर्भ A Gujarati circle dance performed around a sacred flame during the festival of NavratriPerformance 🇲🇳 Ölgii, MongoliaGaridгарьд A top wrestling title in Mongolia, named for Genghis Khan's eagle and the mythical bird Garuda.Game 🇧🇿 Dangriga, BelizeGarifuna Settlement Day An annual Belizean holiday marking the arrival and heritage of the Garifuna peopleFestival 🇬🇧 United KingdomGarland dance A nineteenth-century English dance tradition performed with flower-covered garlandsPerformance 🇦🇺 AustraliaGarma Festival of Traditional Cultures A four-day cultural gathering in northeast Arnhem Land celebrating Yolngu traditions and fostering two-way learning.Festival 🇽🇰 Vushtrri, Kosovo and 1 moreGatherings of Poetesses in VushtrriTakimet e Poeteshave në Vushtrri An annual literary festival celebrating female poets in Vushtrri, KosovoPerformance 🇮🇳 Amritsar, India and 1 moreGatkaਗੱਤਕਾ (Gurmukhi) / گَتّکا (Shahmukhi) A Sikh martial art of stick-fighting and sword dance from the Punjab region.Performance 🇸🇪 Gävle, SwedenGävle goatGävlebocken A towering straw Yule goat built each Advent in the central square of GävleFestival 🇲🇾 Malaysia and 1 moreGawai DayakAri Gawai An annual harvest and thanksgiving festival of the Dayak peoples in BorneoSeasonal 🇮🇳 IndiaGaye holudগায়ে হলুদ A Bengali pre-wedding ceremony where turmeric paste is applied to the bride and groomRite of passage 🇳🇬 Nigeria and 2 moreGeleGèlè A voluminous sculpted headwrap worn by Yoruba women for gatherings and daily lifeDress 🇳🇬 Nigeria and 2 moreGeledeGẹlẹdẹ A Yoruba masked dance festival honoring the spiritual power of mothers and social harmony.Festival 🇧🇪 Ghent, BelgiumGentse Feesten Ten days of free music, theatre and street performance across central Ghent every JulyFestival 🇬🇪 Tbilisi, GeorgiaGeorgian danceქართული ცეკვა Martial, courtship, and celebratory regional dances from across GeorgiaPerformance 🇬🇪 Tbilisi, Georgia and 4 moreGeorgian polyphonic singing Several voices at once, sung without instruments at Georgian feasts and weddingsPerformance 🇩🇪 Cologne, Germany and 2 moreGerman CarnivalKarneval Pre-Lenten street parades, costume balls and local revels across German-speaking lands.Festival · Feasts and festival meals 🇩🇪 Berlin, GermanyGerman Unity DayTag der Deutschen Einheit Germany's national day, marking reunification on 3 October 1990Ceremony 🇮🇳 India and 5 moreGhazalغَزَل A short rhyming poem of love and parting, recited and sung from Arabia to South AsiaPerformance 🇺🇸 New York, United StatesGhost Dance A circle dance ceremony kept by Native American communities to reunite with ancestors and restore peace.Spiritual 🇨🇳 China and 5 moreGhost Festival中元節 / 中元节 (Zhōngyuán jié) A full-moon night in the seventh lunar month for feeding ghosts and guiding souls homeSpiritual 🇮🇳 India and 2 moreGiddhaਗਿੱਧਾ A lively circle dance of women from the Punjab region, performed with clapping and call-and-response songs.Performance 🇪🇹 EthiopiaGifaataaጊፋታ The annual New Year celebration of the Wolayta people in southern EthiopiaSeasonal · Feasts and festival meals 🇧🇪 Binche, BelgiumGillesGille Costumed carnival figures of Binche and surrounding Belgian townsFestival 🇰🇷 South KoreaGimjang김장 Korea's late-autumn work of making enough kimchi to last the winterTable custom 🇯🇵 Kyoto, JapanGion Matsuri祇園祭 A month-long Kyoto festival of grand floats, evening markets and purifying ritualsFestival 🇮🇹 Foligno, ItalyGiostra della Quintana A June and September joust in Foligno, where ten knights spear ringsFestival 🇮🇳 Tiruvannamalai, IndiaGirivalam A barefoot walk of about 14 km around Arunachala hill, most of all on full moon nightsSpiritual 🇬🇧 Pilton, United KingdomGlastonbury Festival A five-day summer performing arts festival held on Somerset farmlandFestival 🇸🇪 Sweden and 2 moreGlögg A spiced, warm winter wine served across Nordic countries around ChristmasTable custom · Tea, coffee and drinking ceremonies 🇨🇳 Quanzhou, China and 3 moreGlove puppetry布袋戲 A traditional theatre of cloth-bodied puppets with carved wooden heads and live musicPerformance 🇲🇦 Marrakesh, Morocco and 5 moreGnawa musicڭْناوة or كْناوة A spiritual musical tradition of Morocco that blends West African rhythms with Islamic ritual to heal and connect communPerformance 🇨🇳 China and 2 moreGo圍棋 (wéiqí), 囲碁 (igo), 바둑 (baduk) Two players surround territory with black and white stones on a lined boardGame 🇲🇳 Ölgii, MongoliaGolden Eagle FestivalБүргэдийн баяр An annual gathering in western Mongolia celebrating Kazakh eagle hunting and horsemanshipFestival 🇨🇳 ChinaGolden Week黄金周 Seven- or eight-day national holiday periods in China for travel and family visitsSeasonal 🇯🇵 JapanGolden Weekゴールデンウィーク (Gōruden Wīku) A major Japanese holiday period from late April to early May featuring four public holidays and widespread travel.Festival 🇮🇳 Madurai, IndiaGoluபொம்மை கொலு An autumn festival display of stepped dolls and figurines in South Indian homesFestival · Sweets given and shared 🇧🇲 Hamilton, BermudaGombey A Bermudian masquerade of dance and drumming with African and British rootsPerformance 🇺🇬 UgandaGomesi A floor-length, brightly coloured dress tied with a sash, worn by women in UgandaDress 🇲🇼 Bolero, MalawiGonapamhanya festival An annual gathering of the Tumbuka people honouring their first paramount chiefFestival · Feasts and festival meals 🇨🇳 Chaozhou, China and 1 moreGongfu tea工夫茶 A skilled Chinese method of brewing tea in small teaware with precise heat and timingTable custom · Tea, coffee and drinking ceremonies 🇦🇺 Australia and 5 moreGood Friday A solemn Christian holy day commemorating the crucifixion and death of Jesus Christ.Spiritual · Fasting and breaking the fast 🇬🇧 Goodwood, United KingdomGoodwood Festival of Speed A yearly British motorsport festival where cars and bikes race up a hill in West SussexFestival 🇵🇬 Goroka, Papua New GuineaGoroka Show An annual cultural gathering and sing-sing in the Eastern Highlands of Papua New GuineaFestival 🇬🇧 Cardiff, United KingdomGorsedd CymruGorsedd Cymru (yr Orsedd) A Welsh society of poets and writers that holds ceremonies at the National Eisteddfod to honour cultural achievements.Festival 🇮🇳 Vrindavan, India and 2 moreGovardhan Puja A Hindu festival of piled vegetarian foods and sculpted earth, honouring KrishnaSpiritual · Feasts and festival meals 🇦🇿 Goychay, AzerbaijanGoychay Pomegranate FestivalGöyçay nar festivalı An annual gathering in Azerbaijan honouring regional pomegranates, crafts and musicFestival 🇯🇵 Kyoto, JapanGozan no Okuribi五山送り火 Five giant bonfires lit across Kyoto's hills to bid farewell to ancestor spirits.Spiritual 🇻🇺 Pentecost Island, VanuatuGrade-taking A social system in northern Vanuatu where men and women gain status through ceremonial pig sacrifices.Ceremony 🇪🇸 SpainGragerגראַגער (grager) A noisemaker used by Jewish communities to drown out the name of Haman during Purim readings.Festival 🇸🇳 Touba, Senegal and 1 moreGrand Magal of Touba An annual pilgrimage to the holy city of Touba in Senegal, kept by followers of the Mouride Sufi order.Spiritual 🇨🇦 Edmonton, CanadaGrand North American Old Time Fiddle Championship An annual summer fiddle tournament and community gathering in Alberta, CanadaPerformance 🇵🇱 Poland and 5 moreGrandparents' Day A single-day holiday kept on different dates in many countries to honour grandparentsFestival 🇺🇸 United StatesGrass dance A fast-paced men's pow wow dance from the Northern Great Plains featuring sweeping movements and bright fringe regalia.Performance 🇮🇹 Naples, Italy and 5 moreGreasy pole A slippery pole climbed, walked or crossed to win a prize at the top or the far endGame 🇪🇬 Egypt and 3 moreGreat LentΜεγάλη Τεσσαρακοστή The forty-day fast before Easter, kept by Eastern Christians as a season of prayerSpiritual · Fasting and breaking the fast 🇺🇸 United StatesGreen Corn CeremonyPuskita A Southeastern harvest and new year ceremony of fasting, dancing and renewalSeasonal 🇮🇳 India and 1 moreGrihapraveshगृहप्रवेश (Gṛhapravēśa) A Hindu housewarming ritual to purify a new home and invite blessings.Home 🇲🇱 Bamako, Mali and 5 moreGriotjeli, ߖߋ߬ߟߌ in N'Ko script West Africa's hereditary keepers of spoken history, praise and musicPerformance 🇺🇸 Punxsutawney, United States and 1 moreGroundhog DayGrund'sau dåk A February ritual where communities watch a groundhog emerge to predict the length of winter.Festival 🇨🇳 Taiyuan, ChinaGuan Li冠禮 The traditional Chinese coming-of-age capping ceremony for young menRite of passage 🇨🇳 ChinaGuanxi关系 A Chinese tradition of cultivating trusted networks and reciprocal obligationsEtiquette 🇷🇸 Guča, SerbiaGuča Trumpet FestivalФестивал трубача у Гучи A weekend brass band competition and folk festival in western SerbiaFestival 🇮🇳 Goa, IndiaGudi Padwaगुढी पाडवा A spring festival marking the new year for Marathi and Konkani Hindus in Maharashtra and Goa.Festival 🇲🇽 Oaxaca, Mexico and 1 moreGuelaguetza An annual Oaxacan festival of indigenous dance, music, costumes and communal sharingFestival 🇳🇪 In-Gall, Niger and 2 moreGuérewol A week-long courtship ritual where Wodaabe men dance and sing to win the attention of marriageable women.Festival 🇬🇧 United KingdomGuernsey A traditional seamless wool sweater crafted for seafarers across the British IslesDress 🇲🇼 Malawi and 2 moreGule Wamkulu A masked Chewa dance of the Nyau society, danced at funerals and chief installationsPerformance 🇿🇦 Cape Town, South AfricaGumboot danceIsicathulo A percussive South African dance born in the mines, performed in Wellington boots to communicate and celebrate.Performance 🇳🇵 Kathmandu, NepalGunla Bajanगुंला बाजं Devotional music the Newars carry through the streets during the holy month of GunlaPerformance 🇮🇳 Nanded, IndiaGurpurabਗੁਰਪੁਰਬ A Sikh festival marking the birth or martyrdom of a Guru with prayers, processions and community meals.Festival · Feasts and festival meals 🇮🇳 Chandigarh, India and 3 moreGuru Nanak Gurpurabਗੁਰੂ ਨਾਨਕ ਗੁਰਪੁਰਬ The birth anniversary of Guru Nanak, kept with processions, hymns and a shared mealSpiritual 🇮🇳 India and 2 moreGuru Purnimaगुरुपूर्णिमा A sacred South Asian festival honouring spiritual guides, teachers, and mentorsSpiritual · Feasts and festival meals 🇮🇳 IndiaGuru-shishya traditionपरम्परा The lineage system passing spiritual and artistic knowledge from master to discipleSpiritual 🇸🇪 Stockholm, Sweden and 2 moreGustavus Adolphus DayGustav Adolfsdagen A Swedish flag day on 6 November, marked with a pastry topped with the king's likenessCeremony · Sweets given and shared 🇰🇷 Jeju, South KoreaGut굿 Sacred rites of song, dance, and spirit communion performed by Korean shamansSpiritual 🇷🇺 Russia and 4 moreGymnastyorkaгимнастёрка A loose pullover smock that began as a peasant shirt and became a soldier's uniformDress

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