The phrase "based on a tradition" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
You can use it when you want to point out that something follows the established customs of a particular society or community. For example, "The celebration of the festival is based on a tradition that dates back centuries."
This loya jirga, based on a tradition that dates back 300 years, is meant to reach a consensus on forming the new government, not necessarily by majority vote.
One reason complainants tend to knock on the door in Brussels first is that European competition law is based on a tradition of protecting smaller businesses to ensure choice and defend against abuses.
In short, criminal laws and intellectual property laws that apply in the physical world are based on a tradition of rules, checks and balances that must be applied to and tailored to the digital world.
Beach community residents can join a moai, or informal support group that is based on a tradition in Okinawa, Japan.
That Turkish Islam is based on a tradition that believes that God's will is knowable through reason is certainly an advantage in this task.
Though his own practice is based on a tradition that goes back much further, Schildkret says he grew up influenced by contemporary masters of land art such as Andy Goldsworthy and Richard Long.
While based on a British tradition, the presentation will feature a special nod to New York: a reading of Clement Clarke Moore's " 'Twas the Night Before Christmas".
However, she was not formally canonized until 2012, when Pope Benedict XVI declared her to be a saint through the process of "equivalent canonization," a papal proclamation of canonization based on a standing tradition of popular veneration.
Based on a New Zealand tradition (which is now a legal entitlement there) of convening extended family meetings to solve family problems, these conferences represent a powerful reversal of the usual dynamic.
iPhone Gokon (Free) Gokon is a neat, interesting app that wants to help you expand your circle of friends through the chance to sit down and chat with their friends – based on a Japanese tradition.
For her the issue was that Jones had included scenes based on a controversial tradition, which portrays Aisha disappearing into the desert with a young swain who was not her husband.
