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🇮🇷 IranTaarofتعارف An Iranian code of ritual politeness, where offers and refusals are traded with graceEtiquette 🇬🇷 GreeceTablionταβλίον An embroidered panel on the ceremonial mantle of Byzantine courtiers.Dress 🇫🇯 FijiTabua A polished sperm whale tooth traded as a sacred gift in Fijian ceremonies and negotiations.Ceremony 🇮🇩 Pariaman, IndonesiaTabuik A Muharram mourning rite in Pariaman, Sumatra, ending with a bier carried into the seaSpiritual 🇪🇬 Luxor, EgyptTahtibتحطيب An Egyptian stick dance and martial art kept by men and women in Upper Egypt.Performance 🇹🇴 Tonga and 1 moreTaʻovala A waist mat worn in Tonga for weddings, funerals and formal daysDress 🇯🇵 Tokyo, Japan and 5 moreTaiko太鼓 (taiko) Japanese drums, and the ensemble style of playing themPerformance 🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreTailgate party Grilling, sharing and drinking beside a car before the game, mostly in North AmericaTable custom · Feasts and festival meals 🇯🇵 JapanTairyō-bata大漁旗 Traditional Japanese flags flown by fishing boats to celebrate a bountiful catchFestival 🇹🇱 Dili, Timor-Leste and 1 moreTais Traditional hand-woven cloth of East Timor, worn as dress or used in ceremonies and exchange.Dress 🇹🇼 Yilan, Taiwan and 4 moreTaiwanese opera歌仔戲 A Taiwanese theatrical art of Hokkien balladry, stylized staging, and expressive song.Performance 🇵🇪 Santo Tomás, PeruTakanakuy A December tradition in Peru where community members settle disputes through regulated fistfights and dance.Festival 🇯🇵 Takayama, JapanTakayama Festival高山祭 Twin seasonal shrine festivals in Japan famed for elaborate lantern-lit floatsFestival 🇰🇷 Seoul, South Korea and 1 moreTalchum탈춤 A Korean mask dance drama in which masked actors sing, dance and mock the powerfulPerformance 🇺🇸 United StatesTalking stick A carved staff that shows who may speak at a Northwest Coast gatheringCeremony 🇮🇱 IsraelTallitטלית A four-cornered Jewish prayer shawl with ritual fringes worn during worshipSpiritual 🇼🇸 Samoa and 1 moreTalofa The Samoan hello and goodbye, also heard in Tuvalu and on LifouEtiquette 🇬🇪 GeorgiaTamadaთამადა The toastmaster who leads the Georgian supra, guiding toasts and conversation at feasts.Etiquette 🇲🇽 Mexico and 1 moreTamalada A gathering where tamales are the main dish or a communal tamale-making party in Mexican and Hispanic cultures.Festival · Lunch 🇳🇿 Auckland, New ZealandTā moko The traditional permanent tattooing of the Māori people of New Zealand, marking identity and status.Rite of passage 🇯🇵 Tokyo, Japan and 2 moreTanabataたなばた A Japanese summer star festival of written wishes hung on leafy bamboo.Festival 🇭🇺 Budapest, Hungary and 3 moreTáncház A Hungarian folk dance gathering where anyone can learn the steps and dance to live musicPerformance 🇺🇾 Uruguay and 3 moreTango A social partner dance of the Río de la Plata, improvised step by stepPerformance 🇳🇱 Amsterdam, NetherlandsTangomagia An annual Amsterdam tango festival held in the last days of DecemberPerformance 🇯🇵 JapanTango no sekku端午の節句 A Japanese seasonal festival for children marked with carp streamers and iris leaves.Festival · Sweets given and shared 🇨🇳 Shanghai, ChinaTangzhuang唐裝 (traditional), 唐装 (simplified) A Chinese jacket with a Mandarin collar, worn for formal occasions and holidaysDress 🇲🇦 Tan-Tan, MoroccoTan-Tan Moussem An annual gathering of Saharan nomadic tribes with music, trading and equestrian artsFestival 🇪🇸 Spain and 1 moreTapasTapa Small Spanish snacks or appetizers served hot or cold, often shared among friends.Table custom · Tea-time and snacking customs 🇵🇭 PhilippinesTapis A hand-woven wrap skirt from the Philippines, fastened at the waist with a sashDress 🇬🇧 United KingdomTartanbreacan The checked woollen cloth of Scotland, woven from crossing stripes into named patternsDress 🇨🇦 Canada and 5 moreTartan DayLà an Tartain An annual celebration of Scottish culture, clan tartans, and diaspora heritageFestival 🇪🇪 Tartu, EstoniaTartuff An open-air romance film festival held in the town hall square of Tartu, EstoniaPerformance 🇩🇪 Germany and 3 moreTashlikhתשליך A Jewish new year rite of casting sins into flowing water, kept by the watersideSpiritual 🇮🇶 Karbala, Iraq and 3 moreTasu'aتاسوعاء A Shia day of remembrance before Ashura, honouring Abbas and the fallen at KarbalaSpiritual 🇵🇸 Bethlehem, PalestineTatreezتَطْرِيز Palestinian cross-stitch embroidery, stitched onto dresses and read for its regionCraft 🇨🇭 Bern, Switzerland and 4 moreTatzelwurm A cat-faced dragon of Alpine lore, said to hiss, poison the air and guard old tunnelsFolklore 🇹🇴 TongaTauʻolunga A Tongan dance of hand gestures and steady eyes, performed by young women at weddingsPerformance 🇩🇪 Germany and 1 moreTauroctonyταυροκτόνος The sacred bull-slaying imagery at the heart of the ancient Roman Mithraic mysteriesSpiritual 🇲🇱 MaliTayammumتيمم A dry ritual purification using clean earth or stone when water is unavailable or harmful.Spiritual 🇮🇷 Tehran, IranTa'ziyehتعزیه A ritual drama from Iran that retells the Karbala mourning each MuharramSpiritual 🇬🇪 Tbilisi, GeorgiaTbilisobaთბილისობა An annual October festival celebrating the culture, harvest, and history of TbilisiFestival 🇨🇳 China and 5 moreTea culture How tea is prepared, shared and served, from Chinese tea houses to Tibetan butter teaTable custom · Tea, coffee and drinking ceremonies 🇮🇳 Chandigarh, India and 1 moreTeejतीज (Tīja) A monsoon festival where women fast and sing to celebrate the union of Shiva and Parvati.Festival 🇯🇵 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 🇮🇱 IsraelTefillat Talתפילת טל A Jewish prayer for dew, recited on the opening morning of PassoverSpiritual 🇮🇱 Tel Aviv, Israel and 5 moreTel Aviv International Student Film Festival A week-long gathering in June where student filmmakers from around the world screen their work, attend workshops, and mePerformance 🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 4 moreTelling the bees A Western European custom of informing honeybees about major household events like deaths and weddings.Folklore 🇰🇷 Seoul, South KoreaTemplestay템플스테이 A program that invites visitors to live in South Korean Buddhist temples and join the daily routines of monastic life.Spiritual · Dinner 🇯🇵 Osaka, JapanTenjin Matsuri天神祭 A major Shinto festival in Osaka featuring a street procession and a river boat parade on the Okawa River.Festival 🇵🇾 Paraguay and 3 moreTereré Paraguay's cold yerba mate drink, passed around in one cup with a metal strawTable custom · Tea, coffee and drinking ceremonies 🇲🇰 Galičnik, North Macedonia and 1 moreTeškotoТешкото A Macedonian line dance that expresses the hardship and resilience of people in western Macedonia.Performance 🇻🇳 VietnamTếtTết Nguyên Đán The Vietnamese festival of the lunar new year, welcoming spring with family gatheringsFestival · Feasts and festival meals 🇻🇳 Hội An, VietnamTết Trung Thu節中秋 A mid-autumn festival of lanterns, mooncakes and folklore celebrated across VietnamFestival · Sweets given and shared 🇲🇲 Yangon, MyanmarThadingyutသီတင်းကျွတ် A Burmese celebration and calendar month marking the completion of Buddhist Lent.Seasonal 🇹🇭 Bangkok, ThailandThai funeral Buddhist rites in Thailand featuring water blessings, temple chanting and cremation.Rite of passage · Breakfast 🇮🇳 India and 5 moreThaipusam A Tamil Hindu festival honoring Murugan through devotional burdens and pilgrimageSpiritual 🇹🇭 ThailandThai solar calendarปฏิทินสุริยคติไทย The official solar calendar of Thailand, numbered in the Buddhist EraSeasonal 🇨🇦 CanadaThanksgivingAction de grâce An annual Canadian autumn holiday celebrating the harvest with family feastsFestival · Dinner 🇺🇸 Washington, United StatesThanksgiving An annual American holiday of gratitude, family gatherings and an autumn harvest feastFestival · Dinner 🇬🇧 South Queensferry, United KingdomThe Burryman A man clad in burdock burrs walks a Scottish town for a day, bringing luck as he goesFolklore 🇦🇺 AustraliaThe Dreaming A living spiritual worldview and law connecting Aboriginal Australians to ancestors, land, and community.Spiritual 🇬🇧 United KingdomThe Knight's Ghost A traditional folk ballad of grief, captive soldiers and a midnight spectral visitationPerformance 🇬🇪 GeorgiaTheodore's Saturday The first Saturday of Lent, kept with boiled wheat and visits to the gravesSpiritual · Sweets given and shared 🇪🇸 SpainThe Water of LifeL'aigua de vida A Catalan folk tale of a quest for magic water, a fragrant branch and a talking birdPerformance 🇮🇳 IndiaTheyyam A sacred ritual dance and divine invocation from North Malabar in IndiaSpiritual 🇮🇳 India and 5 moreThimithiதீமிதி A South Indian firewalking festival honouring Draupadi Amman before DeepavaliSpiritual 🇲🇲 Yangon, MyanmarThingyanသင်္ကြန် A four-day water festival marking the Myanmar New Year, celebrated in April with merit-making and playful splashing.Festival 🇨🇳 Dali, ChinaThird Month Fair三月街 A mountain-foot bazaar, festival, and sports gathering among the Bai in YunnanFestival 🇮🇳 Chidambaram, India and 1 moreThiruvathira A Hindu festival celebrating Shiva's cosmic dance, observed in Tamil Nadu and Kerala with fasting, processions, and dancFestival 🇸🇾 Syria and 1 moreThree Sundays of Commemoration A Maronite Christian observance held on the three Sundays before Lent to remember the departed.Spiritual · Dinner 🇮🇳 Thrissur, IndiaThrissur Pooramതൃശ്ശൂര്‍ പൂരം A grand Kerala temple gathering with elephant pageantry, percussion, and fireworksFestival 🇲🇳 Mongolia and 5 moreThroat singing Several deep, guttural singing styles, each named and kept by its own peoplePerformance 🇲🇦 MoroccoThrone Dayعيد العرش Morocco's annual national holiday marking the enthronement of the reigning kingCeremony 🇵🇸 Jerusalem, Palestine and 1 moreThursday of the Deadخميس الأموات A spring day of cemetery visits, prayer, and shared yellow breads across the LevantSpiritual · Sweets given and shared 🇳🇵 Nepal and 1 moreTibetan prayer flagLung ta / Darchog Colorful cloth banners printed with mantras, hung in high places to spread blessings on the wind.Spiritual 🇳🇵 Nepal and 2 moreTiharतिहार A five-day Nepalese festival honoring animals, deities, and the bond between siblingsFestival · Feasts and festival meals 🇮🇱 Jerusalem, IsraelTikkun HaKlaliתיקון הכללי A set of ten Psalms recited for repentance and spiritual healing within the Breslover Hasidic tradition.Spiritual 🇮🇳 Ayodhya, IndiaTilakaतिलक A forehead mark worn by Hindus and Jains, at home, at temple and on special daysDress 🇺🇸 New York City, United StatesTimes Square Ball A ball of light slides down a pole in Times Square to mark the start of the new yearFestival 🇪🇹 Lalibela, Ethiopia and 1 moreTimkatጥምቀት The Ethiopian and Eritrean Orthodox Epiphany celebrating the baptism of JesusSpiritual · Feasts and festival meals 🇵🇭 Palo, Philippines and 1 moreTinikling A Philippine folk dance where dancers step between clapping bamboo polesPerformance 🇧🇴 Potosí, BoliviaTinku A ritual combat and dance from northern Potosí, Bolivia, honoring Pachamama through ceremonial fighting and performance.Festival 🇪🇸 Spain and 1 moreTió de Nadal A Catalan Christmas tradition where a decorated log is fed and beaten to produce small gifts for children.Festival 🇮🇷 Amol, Iran and 3 moreTirganتیرگان (Tirgān) An ancient Iranian summer festival of water, poetry and rainbow bands, kept on the thirteenth day of Tir.Festival · Feasts and festival meals 🇮🇱 Jerusalem, Israel and 5 moreTisha B'Avתשעה באב A solemn fast day in July or August to mourn the destruction of the Jerusalem Temples and other Jewish tragedies.Spiritual · Fasting and breaking the fast 🇳🇿 New ZealandTivaevaetīvaevae A traditional Polynesian art of artistic quilting made by women for gifts and ceremonies.Craft 🇯🇵 Tokyo, JapanTomimoto-bushi富本節 A subtle school of Japanese sung storytelling with shamisen, popular in the 1700sPerformance 🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa and 5 moreTooth ablation A global custom of deliberately removing healthy teeth for social, ritual, or aesthetic reasons.Rite of passage 🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 5 moreTopping out A builders' rite for the day the last beam goes up, marked with a tree, a flag and a toastCraft 🇮🇱 Israel and 4 moreTorah readingקריאת התורה The public reading of the Torah scroll in synagogue, chanted to a special tuneSpiritual 🇨🇳 ChinaTorch Festival火把节 A summer fire holiday celebrated by Yi and neighbouring communities in southwest ChinaFestival · Feasts and festival meals 🇯🇵 Kyoto, JapanTorii鳥居 A traditional Japanese gate marking the entrance to a Shinto shrine and separating the sacred from the mundane.Spiritual 🇯🇵 JapanToshikoshi soba年越し蕎麦 Buckwheat noodles eaten on New Year's Eve, cut easily to let the year goTable custom · Feasts and festival meals 🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 4 moreTowel Day An annual worldwide celebration on 25 May honouring the author Douglas Adams.Festival 🇩🇪 Germany and 1 moreTracht Traditional dress of the German-speaking regions, from lederhosen to the dirndlDress 🇨🇳 ChinaTraditional Chinese marriage婚姻 (hūnyīn) A wedding rite that joins two families, arranged by a go-between and sealed with giftsRite of passage 🇨🇳 ChinaTraditional Chinese wedding dress The ceremonial bridal garments worn in Han Chinese marriage ceremoniesDress 🇧🇹 Punakha, BhutanTraditional Day of OfferingBuelwa Phuewi Nyim A Bhutanese New Year marked by offerings to Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal and family feasts.Festival · Breakfast 🇰🇷 South Korea and 1 moreTraditional games of Korea전통놀이 (jeontongnori) Korean games kept through the seasons, from New Year board games to winter kitesGame 🇳🇵 Kathmandu, NepalTraditional Newar clothingनेवार समुदायमा भएको संस्कृति पहिरन The customary handwoven dress and ceremonial garments of Nepal's Newar peopleDress 🇪🇬 Egypt and 5 moreTraditional tattooing The ancient custom of marking the skin for protection, healing, status and sacred ritesDress 🇺🇦 UkraineTraditional Ukrainian wedding A wedding spread over many days, with matchmaking, bread, wreaths and songRite of passage 🇻🇳 Huế, VietnamTraditional Vietnamese wedding A Vietnamese wedding: two families joined through proposal, engagement and ceremonyRite of passage 🇪🇸 Seville, SpainTraje de flamenca The ruffled dress women wear to the fairs of AndalusiaDress 🇮🇹 Italy and 5 moreTranslation of relicsTranslatio The ceremonial transfer of holy remains or relics to a new church or shrineSpiritual 🇮🇳 India and 5 moreTribal youth dormitoryMorung A communal house where a tribe's unmarried young people sleep, learn and serveRite of passage 🇮🇪 Ireland and 4 moreTrick-or-treating A custom where children visit homes in costume to ask for treats or face a playful prank.Festival · Sweets given and shared 🇹🇹 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad and Tobago Carnival An annual festival of street parades, masquerade bands, steelpan music and danceFestival 🇺🇸 United States and 2 moreTrinity SundayDominica Trinitatis A Christian feast honouring the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit after PentecostSpiritual 🇦🇲 Armenia and 1 moreTrndezտրնդեզ An Armenian fire feast forty days after Christmas, kept with bonfires and shared sweetsSpiritual · Feasts and festival meals 🇵🇬 Trobriand Islands, Papua New GuineaTrobriand cricket Cricket as played in the Trobriand Islands, with chants, dances and a feastGame 🇬🇧 London, United KingdomTrooping the Colour The annual British military parade marking the official birthday of the monarch.Ceremony 🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreTrunk-or-treating A safer Halloween alternative where treats are handed out from decorated car trunks in parking lots.Festival 🇲🇳 Mongolia and 2 moreTsagaan SarЦагаан сар The Mongolian Lunar New Year festival of peace, elders, white foods and renewalSeasonal · Feasts and festival meals 🇬🇷 Athens, Greece and 1 moreTsamikoΤσάμικος A slow Greek folk dance performed in a line or circle to 3/4 time music.Performance 🇧🇹 Thimphu, BhutanTshechuཚེས་བཅུ། Annual Bhutanese Buddhist festivals of sacred Cham dances and colossal cloth scrollsFestival 🇬🇷 Greece and 1 moreTsiknopemptiΤσικνοπέμπτη A Greek Carnival feast of grilled meats held on the second to last Thursday before Lent.Festival · Dinner 🇯🇵 Osaka, JapanTsukimi月見 (Tsukimi) / お月見 (Otsukimi) A Japanese autumn festival honoring the harvest moon with seasonal foods and pampas grass decorations.Festival · Dinner 🇲🇿 Island of Mozambique, MozambiqueTufo A women's dance of northern Mozambique, performed at Islamic feasts to drums and songPerformance 🇨🇳 ChinaTui na推拿 A traditional Chinese hands-on therapy using pushing, grasping, and acupressure pointsFolklore 🇧🇧 BarbadosTuk band A Barbadian musical ensemble with costumed figures that blends African drumming and British military traditions.Performance 🇮🇳 IndiaTulasi Vivahaतुलसी विवाह (Tulasī Vivāha) A ritual wedding of the tulasi plant to Vishnu, kept in homes and temples across IndiaSpiritual 🇨🇺 Santiago de Cuba, CubaTumba francesa An Afro-Cuban art of dance, song and drumming kept by societies in eastern CubaPerformance 🇲🇼 Rumphi, Malawi and 2 moreTumbuka dances and festivals Dances for healing and celebration, and the yearly festivals that keep themPerformance 🇮🇩 Bali, IndonesiaTumpengꦠꦸꦩ꧀ꦥꦼꦁ (Javanese); ᬢᬸᬫ᭄ᬧᭂᬂ (Balinese) A tall cone of rice ringed with side dishes, central to Javanese ceremonies and partiesTable custom · Feasts and festival meals 🇮🇳 Pune, India and 5 moreTurbanدولبند (dolband) Cloth wound around the head, worn for faith, rank, shade and identityDress 🇹🇷 Van, TurkeyTurkish breakfastkahvaltı A long, shared Turkish morning meal of many small dishes, sweet and savoury, with teaTable custom · Breakfast 🇹🇷 Istanbul, TurkeyTurkish folk dance Regional line and circle dances of Turkey, each with its own step and rhythmPerformance 🇹🇷 Istanbul, TurkeyTurkish tea culture Two stacked pots, tulip glasses, and a choice of strong or weak tea in TurkeyTable custom · Tea, coffee and drinking ceremonies 🇹🇲 Ashgabat, Turkmenistan and 2 moreTurkmen rugTürkmen haly Handmade textiles woven by Turkmen tribes, featuring geometric patterns and natural dyes.Craft 🇵🇱 Kraków, Poland and 5 moreTurońTuroń (Polish), Turoň (Slovak) A shaggy horned beast led from house to house by carol singers at carnival timeFolklore 🇪🇸 Jijona, Spain and 5 moreTurrón A festive Mediterranean nut-and-honey confection shared at Christmas and local feastsTable custom · Sweets given and shared 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan and 1 moreTush kyizтуш кийиз An embroidered wall hanging made for a child's wedding in Kyrgyz and Kazakh homesCraft 🇷🇺 Russia and 1 moreTuvan throat singing A style of singing from Tuva where one voice sounds a drone and a melody at oncePerformance 🇲🇦 Morocco and 1 moreTweezaتويزة A North African tradition of communal voluntary work, mutual aid and shared harvestsCeremony · Dinner 🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 5 moreTwelfth Night The closing evening of the Christmas season, kept with cake, carols and wassailSpiritual · Feasts and festival meals 🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 4 moreTwelve Days of Christmas A festive Christian liturgical season linking Christmas Day to the eve of EpiphanySeasonal · Feasts and festival meals 🇪🇸 Madrid, Spain and 5 moreTwelve GrapesLas doce uvas de la suerte A grape for every chime at midnight on 31 December, welcoming the new yearFestival · Tea-time and snacking customs 🇬🇧 United KingdomTwmpath The Welsh word for a village dancing green, now used for a social dance eveningPerformance 🇮🇱 Israel and 1 moreTzitzitצִיצִית Knotted ritual fringes worn on a four-cornered garment, a reminder of the commandmentsDress

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