There would be a loss of prestige unless the community saw that they had acted according to the old customs.

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She brought a school and a light and is trying to change old customs to help girls get a new, better life.

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Farish Noor, a professor at Singapore's Nanyang Technological University, argues that in many instances, these conflicts are caused by old customs butting up against arbitrary modern national boundaries.

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Falling back on tradition is not the typical approach of this generation, but there are young people discovering they can learn from their roots, and even their elders, while injecting new energy into old customs.

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The handover of the flame took place at the site of the former customs station on the old Dublin road, south of Newry.

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Traditional Mexican cuisine is a comprehensive cultural model comprising farming, ritual practices, age-old skills, culinary techniques and ancestral community customs and manners.

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What better place to experience this age-old tradition than a historic spa that helped shape the customs of today?

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In the southern town of Gjirokaster, old sympathisers of Mr Berisha who lost jobs in the customs service have attacked government buildings.

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For centuries, these peaks served as mighty ramparts, shielding valley dwellers from invaders, protecting ancient customs and, above all, preserving legends as old as anyone might dare to guess.

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Few customs offer as much insight into someone's personality than the age-old practice of tipping.

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