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I think the girl in this picture comes from a culture that values nature.

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1)I love having traditions because they make every group of people so unique. I believe it’s possible to make progress while preserving traditions, but we need to have a balance between our traditions and the time that we live in. For example, in Turkish culture hand-kissing is a way to greet older people. After kissing the hand, the greeter will draw the hand to his/her own forehead. If we continued this tradition while we have the COVID-19 in our lives, this tradition would cause big problems. On the other hand, Turkish Coffee has a big role in Turkish Culture. It’s a symbol of friendship, fun, and kindness. Also, one cup of coffee in a day is good for your health. It is a tradition that should be kept because it’s good and doesn’t need to change for society to progress. Buse B.

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1)I love having traditions because they make every group of people so unique. I believe it’s possible to make progress while preserving traditions, but we need to have a balance between our traditions and the time that we live in. For example, in Turkish culture hand-kissing is a way to greet older people. After kissing the hand, the greeter will draw the hand to his/her own forehead. If we continued this tradition while we have the COVID-19 in our lives, this tradition would cause big problems. On the other hand, Turkish Coffee has a big role in Turkish Culture. It’s a symbol of friendship, fun, and kindness. Also, one cup of coffee in a day is good for your health. It is a tradition that should be kept because it’s good and doesn’t need to change for society to progress. Buse B.

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I believe that traditions are very important as they represent our culture and our country. In my opinion, it is possible to move forward while preserving traditions because everything in life is about balancing. Also, if you move to another country you can add the traditions that the locals of that country have. For example: in my country we don't celebrate Thanksgiving, however, now that we are living in the United States we celebrate it. My family and I celebrate some traditions of the United States without neglecting our own traditions. Like I said before, it's all about keeping a balance. 

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I believe that traditions are very important as they represent our culture and our country. In my opinion, it is possible to move forward while preserving traditions because everything in life is about balancing. Also, if you move to another country you can add the traditions that the locals of that country have. For example: in my country we don't celebrate Thanksgiving, however, now that we are living in the United States we celebrate it. My family and I celebrate some traditions of the United States without neglecting our own traditions. Like I said before, it's all about keeping a balance. 

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Mishell Loyola.

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I think they come from a culture where they respect animals and identify with them.

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I think they come from a culture where they respect animals and identify with them.

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An example of this are the totems that they create with the shapes of animals

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I think that it’s possible to make progres while still preserving traditions. It is important for every society to protect its own culture because they generally represent our culture , but some  traditions may be allowed to change because it could be hard to experience for some people. For example, in some cultures, a groom has to pay a lot of money to a bride’s family, it's called ‘bride price’. Therefore, many men never get married because of this, but on the other hand, I believe that some should be kept alive because they remind us that we are part of our society.

Huriye Ural

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I think traditions are a way to represent and identify groups of people. Although, some people do not want them and when they get older they forget them or try to. However, most of the people grow with them and adapt them with their style of life. I am a great example . I am form Mexico and I have been living in the U.S.A almost 4 years and I keep with me different traditions. I will say the one that I keep is on my birthday. In Mexico the birthday boy/ girl woman/man has to bite the cake, after the candles are blown out and someone ALWAYS push the person to the cake. (it is note like pushing the hole face. Although, their are some cases and families that do that.) For good luck. The first time I did it with my Family here in NJ everyone was like what the heck did you just do? After I explain to them, they were okay. And now every year everybody does it. The most that enjoy do it, are the kids. And like this tradition are some other that I like to enjoy. I like to share this one because I think it is funny!

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I believe that traditions are important, but sometimes need to change it when we are going to move to another country. Also, this changing is time because some countries celebrate with the same traditions but in different times. for example, in my country, we celebrate with our mother's day in March,21. However, when I came here, I became celebrate it in Mai. that is not effect on me, so that some places change the time of your tradition, but it doesn't effect to progress. unlikely, you will keep it.

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In my opinion, there are some traditions that we used to do it. For example, in my country Egypt. In occasions like merry Christmas and happy Easter. we are used to making some cookies and biscuits to celebrate. After that, we give it to our friends and our neighbors with some candies. that denotes love and we like to celebrate together even is not the same occasion for all people. When I came here, I can't live without this tradition, so I gave these cookies to my friends here. However, it is not the same in my country because not all people accept taking food from the other especially now because of the pandemic.

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traditions are very important  its represent our culture and our country. but sometimes you need to change it when you are going to move to another country.

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traditions are very important  its represent our culture and our country. but sometimes you need to change it when you are going to move to another country.

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Often families make Christmas cookies, and we eat them or give them as gifts to friends, neighbors, or a child's teacher.

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From : Dilek Oruc

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I believe it is usually possible to make progress while still preserving traditions. However, there are some exceptions. Of course, it also depends on what traditions you have. I will focus on  traditions of a nation which goes back in the history. This kind of traditions are usually good for progress. The first example that I think is the Japanese success in technology. I think it is a common opinion that Japanese people are loyal to their traditions and they are also very successful in many areas in technology. On the other hand, in some countries people do not want their daughters to go to school because of their traditions. They think the main duty of a woman is being the mother of their kids and wife for their husbands. This certainly prevents progress. In conclusion, I believe traditions are good for progress, unless they are confused for ignorance. 

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I believe it is usually possible to make progress while still preserving traditions. However, there are some exceptions. Of course, it also depends on what traditions you have. I will focus on  traditions of a nation which goes back in the history. This kind of traditions are usually good for progress. The first example that I think is the Japanese success in technology. I think it is a common opinion that Japanese people are loyal to their traditions and they are also very successful in many areas in technology. On the other hand, in some countries people do not want their daughters to go to school because of their traditions. They think the main duty of a woman is being the mother of their kids and wife for their husbands. This certainly prevents progress. In conclusion, I believe traditions are good for progress, unless they are confused for ignorance. 

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2) in Colombia we have a lot traditions, but for me two of the more importants are the Flowers Festival and Christmas, the Flowers Festival is the most important event in Medellin the city that I used to live when I was in Colombia. We celebrate for a whole week, and the people from the mountains create big tables with beautifull flowers that we show in the festival also, people bring vintage cars and beautifull horses, the people celbrate a lot on this days with their friends and family, no body have to work or go to school on this days. Then is Christmas for me is a whole different tradition than America, since December 1 people is celebrating outside of the houses with their family, friends and neighborhoods and this celebrations are really good if you have the posibility to go in Christmas to Colombia, I recommended it

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The majority of Macedonia holidays and festivals are centered around religious occasions or on a number of crucial events in the country’s long struggle for independence first from the Ottoman regime to Yugoslavia. Two of the most important celebrations are Easter and Independence Day.As with the rest of Europe, New Year's Day and Eve is celebrated from late December 31 through January 1, with memories of the outgoing year and hopes for the upcoming twelve months shared. Traditional fireworks at midnight see residents pouring onto the streets with parties in bars, clubs, hotels, and restaurants lively until early morning.Post-New Year winter visitors to Macedonia can enjoy two Christmases, as Orthodox Christmas kicks off on January 5 with children going from house to house caroling and everyone gathering around a bonfire reminiscing about the past year. Christmas Eve is welcomed on January 6 with a traditional vegetarian family supper and the arrival of the Yule Log. Houses are decorated with greenery, and straw is strewn on floors in memory of the stable. On Christmas morning, everyone heads to church, followed by home visits and a sumptuous dinner. Local celebrations continue for three more days.Easter is the most important festival in Macedonia, held in April about two weeks after Western Holy Week. The traditional dyed and painted Easter Eggs are prepared well in advance with the first placed next to the family icon. Good Friday sees church attendance and vegetarian food, with the traditional Easter Day meal prepared on Great Saturday. On Easter morning after church, the decorated eggs are given to family and friends, and celebrations continue all day.

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All countries have traditions and in my country, the Dominican Republic, we have many, but one of my favorites is the Dominican carnival which is celebrated on every Sunday of February. I like it because everyone is very colorful since they do parades of costumes made in my country. Part of the Carnival tradition "run away from los diablos cajuelos" because they can give you a "vejigazo", that is, a whip or hit cowhide bladder as part of this cultural celebration. These "diablos cajuelos" distribute whips to locals and onlookers to remove "diablos caujelos" from the body while they are dressed in flashy and colorful costumes. Always see this Dominican tradition, you can go to mass and tourist carnivals such as the Malecón de Santo Domingo or in some towns in the Dominican Republic.

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Traditions are part of each culture and country/tribe. So it definitely is important to preserve in order to pass on our own culture . I respect preserving traditions in a way, but there is always pros and cons. Some traditions should not be passed to our next generation while others are good to be preserve. For example, my favorite tradition in my country is the new year, it is the biggest celebration of the year. People have a long holiday and the whole family will gather together no matter where they were, and people eat their own local food but most important food is dumplings. It is the symbol of new year , another symbol is the red packet. Every child can have it from each one of the relative, and kids usually get a lot during the new year and that will be their own money to spend.

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I think every human should preserve the traditions from the country that he is born.I don't assume that preserving the traditions it will stop the people to make progress in their life. The traditions are one of the many things that show our individual identities.
The girl on the photo looks like it comes from people with strong traditions. This means that people like that are taught since children about these traditions and now the everyday life is connected with its.
I come from Albania and the most famous tradition there is the hospitality.Every guest that comes in an albanian family should stay for lunch or dinner. Like that the albanian families show their respect to guest.