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2,291 traditions so far, best known first. 12,311 more are on the list to be written. Filter by region, kind and meal.

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

🇰🇼 Kuwait and 3 moreAl Sadu A traditional Bedouin weaving craft from the Arabian Peninsula, known for geometric patterns and wool textiles.Craft

🇮🇷 Tehran, Iran and 5 moreChadorchādar A full-length open cloak that is pulled over the head and held shut by handDress

Photo credits on this page

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

Chador: Marius Arnesen, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
Shabbat meals: Yoninah, Public domain, source
Al Sadu: Ashley Columbus, CC0, source

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