Sentence examples for a custom which has from inspiring English sources
Japanese children once celebrated their birthdays on January 1st and not on their birthday, a custom which has mostly died out.
Here we see the deeper point behind Heidegger's aforementioned phenomenological dictum: "What seems natural to us is presumably just the familiarity of a long-established custom which has forgotten the unfamiliarity from which it arose".
By revealing the limitations of Western philosophy's metaphysical conceptions of what "things" are, Heidegger gives a concrete demonstration of his critical-phenomenological (and obviously Nietzsche-influenced) view that: "What seems natural to us is presumably just the familiarity of a long-established custom which has forgotten the unfamiliarity from which it arose" (PLT 24/GA5 9).
Ainsworth's 1854 novel proved so popular that it revived the custom which has continued in one form or another down to the present day and is now held every leap year.
The same laws of custom which had preordained Jan's role as a farmer also had their beneficial aspect; Boer farmers customarily allotted their sons a share of the natural increase of the beasts under their care.
Britain was put on alert after a tip-off from Norwegian customs, which had already intercepted and confiscated several packages.
The exhibit consisted of "conservative customs" which had been changed only a little, and "radical customs' which had been changed a great deal.
Charles Dickens in 1838 described lamp lighters as a tribe apart, "clinging to old ceremonies and customs which have been handed down among them from father to son since the first public lamp was lighted out of doors".
Representatives of the FBI and customs, which had played major roles in the Tampa investigation, were there.
In Indian communities, there are certain deep-rooted cultural and social customs which have evolved over the years.
In the Middle Ages, some Christians believed the soul could leave the body during sneezing, so cold sufferers were urged to cover their mouths - a custom which would have prevented the spread of viruses.
