Traditon

Word 'tradition' comes from Latin meaning 'handing over, passing on.' It is a belief or custom tought by one generation to the next. Some traditions are influenced by religious beliefs.
 

Polish and Irish due to being mostly Roman Catholics should fast on Fridays, therefore fish is a popular dish for a Friday dinner.
 

Shrove Tuesday marked the beginning of the 40 day Lenten fasting period when the faithful were forbidden to consume meat, butter, milk or eggs. In order to use all those products (before going bad) before the Lenten, a tradition was born of Shrove Tuesday for making pancakes. This tradition is practiced in Western Europe, US, Canada, and Australia. In UK it is known as Pancake Day. In France and New Orleans, US, it is known as Fat Tuesday.

 

In Poland, tradition is on Thursday a week before Ash Wednesday, therefore it is called Fat Thursday and paczki are made (donuts filled with jam). In Russia, blins are made.

In Sweden, on Fat Tuesday (Fettisdagen) semlors are made (buns).
 

Originally, traditions were passed from generation to generation without writting them. For example, baking breads has been Irish tradition passed from mother to daughter.
 

The tradition of baking cakes for ceremonies and festivals has been an important part of many European countries.
 

The tradition of preserving is still alive in many European countries.

Easter is the celebration of Christ's resurrection. Easter eggs are hard-boiled and either elaborately handpainted with some motives or just tinted.

The Romanian New Year's dinner often includes rabbit or goose. Since the New Year's is the celebration of future, in certain regions natives insist that it must be pork, because pig charges forward and when birds dig in the earth, they kick it backwards.

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