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tradition
thumb|upright=1.1|Traditions, an 1895 bronze tympanum (architecture)|tympanum by [[Olin Levi Warner over the main entrance of the Thomas Jefferson Building at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.]]
A tradition is a system of beliefs or behaviors (folk custom) passed down within a group of people or society with symbolic meaning or special significance with origins in the past. A component of cultural expressions and folklore, common examples include holidays or impractical but socially meaningful clothes (like lawyers' wigs or military officers' spurs), but the idea has also been applie
appeal to tradition
Logical Fallacy
traditionalist conservatism
political ideology
invented tradition
recently invented cultural practice perceived as old
standing on the shoulders of giants
stylistic device to acknowledge previous discoveries
traditional society
society based on custom and habit
traditional authority
form of leadership in which the authority of an organization or a ruling regime is largely tied to tradition or custom

Great Conversation
Concept in the philosophy of literature