For Ms. M'barek, one of Tunisia's most renowned singers, tradition is something to respect and to stretch.
This spirited town is also renowned for the tradition of water jousting – a striking spectacle and a serious sport in which contestants attempt to knock each other off long platforms extending from boats.
Nora Ezell, a quilter in the African-American tradition renowned for her storytelling panels and for vividly colorful abstract works, died Sept. 6 in Tuscaloosa, Ala., at the home of one her granddaughters.
The Nubans are renowned for wrestling, a tradition in which young men test their strength and stamina to establish their status within the tribe, and Idris looked astounded when I told him that the fighting was fake.
Supporters of the 150-acre public course, which is being developed under guidance from the Westchester County executive's office, say it will provide much needed tee times for those who prefer not to pay the $125-per-round fees at private clubs in a county renowned for its golfing tradition.
ADAM GOPNIK: Well, when the tradition is so renowned, how could it help but remain traditional?
An artist in the Hindustani, or North Indian, musical tradition, Mr. Joshi was renowned as a master of the khayal, a genre of vocal concert music.
"Hajduk Split are a hugely renowned football club with great tradition in European competitions.
Taiji is renowned for its dolphin-hunting traditions, shooting to prominence after the release of the 2009 Oscar-winning documenThey The Cove.
"Nathdwara and its artists are renowned for having preserved painting traditions in an unbroken legacy for more than four centuries.
