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# [[Belief]]s or customs taught by one generation to the next, often [[oral]]ly. For example, we can speak of the tradition of sending birth announcements.

# [[Belief]]s or customs taught by one generation to the next, often [[oral]]ly. For example, we can speak of the tradition of sending birth announcements.

# A set of customs or practices. For example, we can speak of Christmas traditions.

# A set of customs or practices. For example, we can speak of Christmas traditions.

# A broad religious [[movement]] made up of religious denominations or church bodies that have a common history, customs, [[culture]], and, to some extent, [[body]] of teachings. For example, one can speak of [[Islam]]'s [[Sufi]] tradition or Christianity's [[Lutheran]] tradition.

# A broad religious [[mass movement|movement]] made up of religious denominations or church bodies that have a common history, customs, [[culture]], and, to some extent, [[body]] of teachings. For example, one can speak of [[Islam]]'s [[Sufi]] tradition or Christianity's [[Lutheran]] tradition.

However, on a more basic theoretical level, tradition(s) can be seen as information to be transmitted through time. For that which is brought into the present from the past, in a particular societal [[context]], is information. This is even more fundamental than particular acts or practices even if repeated over a long sequence of time.  

However, on a more basic theoretical level, tradition(s) can be seen as information to be transmitted through time. For that which is brought into the present from the past, in a particular societal [[context]], is information. This is even more fundamental than particular acts or practices even if repeated over a long sequence of time.