We would prefer it if their private lives were proper and in compliance with Turkish traditions and customs.

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The Mela was launched during the 1990 European City of Culture festivities to celebrate the traditions and customs of the Indian sub-continent.

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"Previously, the community was too Anglicised - clinging to English traditions and customs, " explains Philomena Eaton, convenor of the Calcutta Anglo-Indian Service Society.

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Chinese shadow puppetry also passes on information such as cultural history, social beliefs, oral traditions and local customs.

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The stories are presented through the portrayal of an ordinary family, its daily activities and hopes, customs and traditions.

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Systems are complex and operate on the basis of beliefs, customs and traditions, public policies and practices, resource allocations and power arrangements that generally have the support of powerful forces in society.

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The incessant movement of peoples and goods along these routes resulted in an unprecedented transmission and exchange of knowledge, ideas, beliefs, customs and traditions over three millennia.

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More than half of Americans, in a recent poll for the respected Pew Charitable Trust, found more than half believe immigrants strengthen the country, though 43% say they undermine American customs and traditions.

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As the most influential goddess of the sea in China, Mazu is at the centre of a host of beliefs and customs, including oral traditions, religious ceremonies and folk practices, throughout the country s coastal areas.

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Expertly costumed historic interpreters mingle with tourists, ready to explain customs, traditions, the conjectures of archaeologists and documentation of historians.

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