noun
definition:
Tradition is the handing down of a group’s beliefs and customs from older people to younger people over many years. Tradition is also a kind of force that makes people continue doing something in a particular way just because it has always been done that way before.
Example:
Brides usually wear white dresses at their wedding because of tradition.
Tradition has preserved many of the old customs and ways of doing things in this part of the country.
See the full entry in Wordsmyth Elementary Children’s Dictionary