What Is an Interesting Tradition or Custom in Your Country?

[heman]

In Canada, if you have a son, it is tradition to make him play hockey and organized hockey for atleast 1 year at a relatively young age. If he has talent, he plays hockey and that's the end of the story.

I think that's the only one we have.

its weird!
By the way Hockey happens to be India's national sport...
Do you know what's the story behind it??

 

[heman]

You don't know that's not polite to ask a lady how old she is?

that certainly implies you are OLD...
but remember old is gold..

 

[heman]

I happened to read an article which showed many traditions but apparently none of United States...may be the article was written by some American trying to portray US free of most bondages...

by the way...the only tradition we always followed in school inherited
was exchange gifts on the eve of Christmas...but i don't know the story behind it..

 

[shmoe]

its weird!
By the way Hockey happens to be India's national sport...
Do you know what's the story behind it??

That would be Field Hockey in India I believe. We have that in Canada as well, but Ice Hockey is the main version. If there's no ice available, we also have Inline Hockey, Floor Hockey, Street Hockey, and even Underwater Hockey for when the ice melts during the 1 month of summer we have (kidding, though underwater hockey is real). Floorball is trying to make an appearance as well.

Hockey Night In Canada, where we watch a loud guy in an even louder suit rant and rave, is another Canadian tradition.

What I'm a little embarassed to say is I just found out today that Ice Hockey is officially our national sport, one of them at least. It used to be lacrosse alone, and I always thought how odd that was while growing up. It received official status in '94, so I'm only 12 years behind the news.

We have other traditions as well, like maple syrup consuming and shovelling snow.

 

[franznietzsche]

It gets annoying too.

I always hear kids at work whining about working on their birthday when it's only a 4-5 hour shift that ends no later than 6.

Yeah, I can't stand it. Makes me glad I don't have to work directly with those kinds of people anymore. Though they do seem to be the ones handling all the paperwork around here.

 

[franznietzsche]

that certainly implies you are OLD...
but remember old is gold..

Old is also mold incidently.

 

[Kalimaa23]

The city of Brussels has a tradition going back to 1213. During that time, there was an intense rivalry between the city of Brussels and the city of Leuven, who both claimed to be the most important city in the Duchy.

Things escalated over a dispute concerning the beer tax, and Leuven attacked Brussels. The first ones to respond to the attack were the crossbowmen of St-Laurentius. The attack was repelled, and Duke Jan III of Brabant awarded the status of guild to the crossbowmen. As a sign of this, they were allowed to plant a "Meiboom" or May-tree. The tree is felled on August 9 in a forest near Brussels, and must be planted besides the City Hall before 17h or the privilige will be lost and awarded to the people of Leuven.

The tradition is still held today, and is the cause of (good-humoured) bickering between Leuven and Brussels

 

[Lisa!]

that certainly implies you are OLD...

Note that Old ladies are more respectable, dear kiddie!

 

[heman]

Note that Old ladies are more respectable, dear kiddie!

But there is something else that ladies want more than respect,,Dear Oldie!

 

[Lisa!]

But there is something else that ladies want more than respect,,Dear Oldie!

Not old ladies!

 

[heman]

...Old ladies yearn for more compared to young ladies!:!)

 

[Lisa!]

...Old ladies yearn for more compared to young ladies!:!)

hmmm... please confess! It seems to me that you've not told the truth about your age and gender to us since you claimyou know old ladies better than us? Or you know them better due to lack of young ladies around you, eh?

 

[heman]

Lisa..is your sirname 'Ray'...if so i found your pic...
the reason you haven't posted your pic is may be you are one of the sexiest woman..:!)


does the person who knows oldies should satisy the criteria's you mentioned..

 

[Lisa!]

Lisa..is your sirname 'Ray'...if so i found your pic...
the reason you haven't posted your pic is may be you are one of the sexiest woman..:!)

Why don't I post a pic? Simpler than what you think! Right now I don't have a digital camera it's been for so long that I'm going to buy 1 but haven't decided what to buy [/color][/size]. and you know I can't scan my photos since I don't have a scanner and I'm too lazy to do that somewhere else!

does the person who knows oldies should satisy the criteria's you mentioned..

Perhaps you're an elderly house worker?