Iraqis like to say they are the best poets in the Arab world, where the continuing oral tradition and historical esteem given to poetry puts verse on TV and on the front page of papers.

BBC: How war inspires the world's poets

Mr Rajendran told me the idea of a company of female commandos came from the chief minister herself, who he said was keeping up the state's historical tradition of elevating women.

BBC: Indian women join elite police

You can read more about the annual tradition at the White House Historical Association Press Room.

FORBES: As Squabbles Over Budget Continue, Annual White House Easter Egg Tradition Rolls On

The current procession is a religious event deeply rooted in the tradition expressed through prayer, songs and dance - the historical form of worship.

UNESCO: Culture

According to the latest archaeological data, that historical legacy has a tradition of almost 10, 000 years in Cuba, 7, 000 years in Trinidad and 5, 000 in Puerto Rico.

UNESCO: Dialogue

The group is the combined result of an urban tradition in American music that stretches back to historical precedents in jazz, rhythm and blues, funk and popular music since the 1970s.

NPR: Stefon Harris Blackout: E Pluribus Urban

London has a tradition for redeveloping its historical markets, and Smithfield would be the latest in a line of renovations, including Leadenhall Market and Covent Garden, both of which still stand on their medieval sites and mix original architecture and modern design.

WSJ: A Modern Plan for Historic London Market

It was history's odd timing: A great historical rupture in the Arab world, bearing within it the promise of remaking a flawed political tradition that knew no middle ground between despotism and nihilistic violence, happened on the watch of an American president proud of his deliberateness and his detachment from history's passions.

WSJ: Fouad Ajami: Obama's Holbrooke Moment