All 3 Uses of
tradition
in
Harry Potter (#5) and the Order of the Phoenix
- … least popular Headmaster Hogwarts ever had… and Araminta Mehflua… cousin of my mothers… tried to force through a Ministry Bill to make Muggle-hunting legal… and dear Aunt Elladora… she started the family tradition of beheading house-elves when they got too old to carry tea trays… of course, any time the family produced someone halfway decent they were disowned.†
Chpt 6
- There again, progress for progress's sake must be discouraged, for our tried and tested traditions often require no tinkering.†
Chpt 11 *
- A balance, then, between old and new, between permanence and change, between tradition and innovation…†
Chpt 11
Definition:
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(tradition) a long-established or previously long-established practice or belief
and/or:
one or more practices, beliefs, or stories passed down through generations within a specific culture or group