Thread: Japanese old traditions

"Old traditions"?
Aren't traditions old by definition?

Originally Posted by Hassun

"Old traditions"?
Aren't traditions old by definition?

Traditions are returning event, they can be old but they can also be new.
For instence some traditions can be 2000 years old while other traditions are only one year old.

What i like to now how dose a Traditional Japanes marriage go, waht are the bigest defrences compared to a Western style marriage?
And what kind of marraige would you like to have a Japanese marraige or a Western style marraige, and why this kind of marraige?

Originally Posted by gigi2005

Traditions are returning event, they can be old but they can also be new.
For instence some traditions can be 2000 years old while other traditions are only one year old.

What i like to now how dose a Traditional Japanes marriage go, waht are the bigest defrences compared to a Western style marriage?
And what kind of marraige would you like to have a Japanese marraige or a Western style marraige, and why this kind of marraige?

Could you give me a 1-year-old tradition?

Originally Posted by Hassun

Could you give me a 1-year-old tradition?

Ok there aren't many 1-year-old traditions and they don't stay a 1-year-old tradition for long.
So things that could be considerd a 1-year-old tradition are first year anniversary of a organasation, company, school, building, ship, joint venture, project and so on, the first school trip of a newly build school could also be considerd a 1-year-old tradition.

Originally Posted by gigi2005

Ok there aren't many 1-year-old traditions and they don't stay a 1-year-old tradition for long.
So things that could be considerd a 1-year-old tradition are first year anniversary of a organasation, company, school, building, ship, joint venture, project and so on, the first school trip of a newly build school could also be considerd a 1-year-old tradition.

Originally Posted by Wikipedia

A tradition is a story or a custom that is memorized and passed down from generation to generation, originally without the need for a writing system.

Originally Posted by dictionary.com

tra·di·tion (tr-dshn)
n.
1. The passing down of elements of a culture from generation to generation, especially by oral communication.
2.
a. A mode of thought or behavior followed by a people continuously from generation to generation; a custom or usage.
b. A set of such customs and usages viewed as a coherent body of precedents influencing the present: followed family tradition in dress and manners. See Synonyms at heritage.
3. A body of unwritten religious precepts.
4. A time-honored practice or set of such practices.
5. Law Transfer of property to another.

I can understand that some recent happenings might transform into a tradition (e.g. having some sort of ceremony on 11 September every year) but then again, it might not. We can't look into the future after all.

Originally Posted by Hassun

I can understand that some recent happenings might transform into a tradition (e.g. having some sort of ceremony on 11 September every year) but then again, it might not. We can't look into the future after all.

Ok maybe i whas reffering more to a custum or a habit, but that dosn't mean al traditions are old.
I would't call a tradition that 20 years old, an old tradition.

Well all of you guys are really correct but I do not mean by really old like Ancient but is may be like past form 90's to present in my own words i refer is any one that has customs of Traditions in this Topic can explain what they so and how to make it un boring.