The 5 Most Interesting Traditions from Different Cultures of the World

Different cultures, different traditions are always interesting.

Mahoney KORPE
5 min readMar 2, 2023

Although all these traditions that we have compiled from different corners of the world may seem interesting to us, it is actually believed that they all have a social force, and if you go to these countries, it is possible that you may still encounter some of them.

Yes, let’s continue the interesting traditions again. Cultures that have been going on for thousands of years all over the world have revealed their own different traditions. Due to cultural differences, a tradition that is considered normal in one society can be very surprising for another society.

1: The Cinnamon Throwing Tradition (Denmark)

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There is a very interesting tradition for celibacy in Denmark. if you are 25 years old and have not yet got married, it is inevitable that your friends will tie you to a pole and smear you with cinnamon on your birthday. Even worse, if you are still single when you turn 30, cinnamon is being replaced by pepper. 16. it is thought that this centuries-old tradition has been passed on to today from Danish spice merchants who did not find the opportunity for marriage while traveling around the continent.

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