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2,291 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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🇨🇱 ChileCurantokurantu A traditional earth oven feast of seafood, meat, and potatoes from Chiloé, ChileTable custom · Feasts and festival meals 🇱🇨 Saint Lucia and 1 moreJounen Kwéyòl A day of Creole food, music and dress in Saint Lucia and Dominica, kept each OctoberFestival · Feasts and festival meals

🇵🇷 Puerto Rico and 1 moreParranda A Puerto Rican Christmas custom of night-time visits with songs, food and drinkPerformance · Supper

🇪🇨 Quito, EcuadorFanesca Ecuador's Holy Week soup of grains, beans and salt cod, made for Good FridayTable custom · Lunch

🇦🇷 Argentina and 4 moreAsado A slow fire, a grill and a shared table: how people gather to cook and eat meatTable custom · Feasts and festival meals

🇭🇹 Port-au-Prince, HaitiHaitian CarnivalKanaval Haiti's annual street festival of music, satirical plays and costumed paradesFestival · Tea-time and snacking customs

🇦🇷 Villa General Belgrano, ArgentinaNational Beer Festival An annual Bavarian-style folk and beer gathering in Villa General Belgrano, Argentina.Festival · Tea, coffee and drinking ceremonies

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

Haitian Carnival: User:Doron, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Curanto: Lin linao, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Asado: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
Parranda: Marine 69-71, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Fanesca: Agencia de Noticias ANDES, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
National Beer Festival: Jmmuguerza, CC BY-SA 4.0, source

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