cultural practice
Learned group behavior
A cultural practice is a customary behavior, ritual, or tradition shared by members of a social group—religious observances, dietary customs, child-rearing methods, artistic traditions.
The term often appears in discussions of heritage preservation or when explaining why groups do things differently: Female genital cutting is a cultural practice in some African communities.
The phrase can neutrally describe or defensively justify: It's a cultural practice sometimes implies outsiders shouldn't judge.
- customHabitual group practice
- traditionCustom passed through generations
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- sacred danceWorship through choreographed motion
- initiation riteFormal entry ceremony
naming ceremony · ceremony · fire ceremony · storytelling · heritage · body painting · folklore · convention · dress code · rite of passage · pilgrimage · hospitality · marriage customs · folk medicine · wedding · coming-of-age · religious observance · taboo
cultural practiceinstinct
Innate behavioral tendency
genetic predisposition · animal instinct · evolutionary adaptation · physiological response · reflex action
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