While the bridge has changed since its reconstruction, one long-time tradition remains: locals still dive off the bridge into the icy waters of the Neretva to show off their bravery and skill.
Facing organized, often raucous confrontations at political events, some members of Congress this summer abandoned the long-time tradition of open meetings with the folks back home.
Last year, the state halted the long-time tradition of giving last meals to prisoners before execution and reduced weekend meals for more than 20,000 inmates.
It turns out that going casual in the Oval Office is a long, time-honored tradition that pre-dates the Bush administration: JFK did it.
For a long time, the liberal tradition (and more recently, the pluralist tradition) have tried to describe what it looks like for us to relate with a minimum of conflict and aggression.
Pantos have been around for an awfully long time, and those traditions are there because they work.
This display, which Curtis promises will stay in place for a long time (overturning another Tate tradition, the regular rehang) abounds in masterpieces, curiosities and discoveries.
At the district hospital, the director's opinion seemed to be an important influence on the continued use of rectal examination: "rectal exam has been used for a long time and has become tradition.
"A person from the outside spends a long time just learning the traditions, the culture.
Ed Miliband, for Labour, said: "It takes a long time to establish an honourable political tradition.
ABC News details the seating arrangements of the new the Senate, and has a fun interactive feature that allows you to see who sat where in the past and their signatures on the inside drawer, a long-time Senate tradition.
