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2,247 traditions so far, best known first. 12,402 more are on the list to be written. Filter by region, kind and meal.

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🇷🇺 Russia and 2 moreMaslenitsaМасленица A seven-day Eastern Slavic festival of pancakes and bonfires marking the end of winter before Lent.Festival · Breakfast

🇸🇪 Stockholm, Sweden and 4 moreSaint Lucy's Day A December festival of light and song held across Scandinavia and Italy to honour a Christian martyr.Festival · Breakfast

🇮🇪 Dublin, Ireland and 5 moreBloomsdayLá Bloom A celebration of James Joyce and his novel Ulysses, observed on 16 June in Dublin and worldwide.Festival · Breakfast

🇬🇷 Greece and 1 moreKoulourakiaΚουλουράκια Sweet butter pastries baked for Greek Easter and shaped into rings and braidsTable custom · Sweets given and shared

🇧🇬 Bulgaria and 3 moreBanitsaБаница A layered Bulgarian cheese pastry baked for morning meals and holiday fortunesTable custom · Breakfast

🇵🇱 PolandEaster in Poland A spring holiday of family breakfasts, blessed baskets, decorated eggs, and water games.Festival · Breakfast

🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 1 moreMothering Sunday A mid-Lent Christian observance and family celebration of mothers and mother churchesSeasonal · Breakfast

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Saint Lucy's Day: Fredrik Magnusson, CC BY 2.0, source
Bloomsday: No machine-readable author provided. Flapdragon assumed (based on copy, Public domain, source
Maslenitsa: Лобачев Владимир, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Banitsa: Sheku80, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Easter in Poland: Silar, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Mothering Sunday: Jonathunder, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Koulourakia: foodistablog, CC BY 2.0, source

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