Editing Tradition (section)

==Preservation==
[[File:GOOD SHABBES -.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|A woman welcoming the [[Shabbat]], a tradition dating back over 3,300 years]]
The legal protection of tradition includes a number of international agreements and national laws. In addition to the fundamental protection of cultural property, there is also cooperation between the [[United Nations]], [[UNESCO]] and [[Blue Shield International]] in the protection or recording of traditions and customs. The protection of culture and traditions is becoming increasingly important nationally and internationally.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID%3D15207%26URL_DO%3DDO_TOPIC%26URL_SECTION%3D201.html|title=UNESCO Legal Instruments: Second Protocol to the Hague Convention of 1954 for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict 1999|access-date=29 March 2020|archive-date=25 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210825150547/http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID%3D15207%26URL_DO%3DDO_TOPIC%26URL_SECTION%3D201.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>Roger O’Keefe, Camille Péron, Tofig Musayev, Gianluca Ferrari "Protection of Cultural Property. Military Manual." UNESCO, 2016.</ref><ref>Gerold Keusch "Kulturschutz in der Ära der Identitätskriege" (German) in Truppendienst - Magazin des Österreichischen Bundesheeres, 24 October 2018.</ref><ref>Vgl. auch {{cite web|title=Karl von Habsburg on a mission in Lebanon|date=28 April 2019 |url=https://www.krone.at/1911689|language=de|access-date=29 March 2020|archive-date=26 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200526200932/https://www.krone.at/1911689|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>Vgl. z.&nbsp;B. Corine Wegener, Marjan Otter: ''Cultural Property at War: Protecting Heritage during Armed Conflict.'' In: The Getty Conservation Institute, Newsletter 23.1, Spring 2008; Eden Stiffman: ''Cultural Preservation in Disasters, War Zones. Presents Big Challenges.'' In: ''The Chronicle of Philanthropy,'' 11 May 2015.</ref>

In many countries, concerted attempts are being made to preserve traditions that are at risk of being lost. A number of factors can exacerbate the loss of tradition, including industrialization, [[globalization]], and the [[Cultural assimilation|assimilation]] or [[marginalization]] of specific cultural groups.<ref name="UVic">{{cite book|last=McIntosh|first=Tracey|title=New Zealand identities: departures and destinations |year=2005 |publisher=Victoria University Press |location=Wellington, N.Z.|isbn=0-86473-517-0|editor=James H. Liu|page=40|chapter=Maori Identities: Fixed, Fluid, Forced}}</ref> Customary celebrations and lifestyles are among the traditions that are sought to be preserved.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/03/11/bahrain.pearling.industry/index.html |title=Bahrain seeks to preserve ancient pearling traditions |work=CNN|date=11 March 2010 |access-date=5 February 2011 }}</ref> Likewise, the concept of tradition has been used to defend the preservation and reintroduction of minority languages such as [[Cornish language|Cornish]] under the auspices of the [[European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/6554120/Cornish-street-signs-to-be-translated.html|access-date=6 February 2010|title=Cornish street signs to be translated|work=The Daily Telegraph |location=London |author=Richard Savill|date=12 November 2009}}</ref> Specifically, the charter holds that these languages "contribute to the maintenance and development of Europe's cultural wealth and traditions". The Charter goes on to call for "the use or adoption... of traditional and correct forms of place-names in regional or minority languages".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://conventions.coe.int/treaty/en/Treaties/Html/148.htm|title=European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages|date=5 November 1992|access-date=6 February 2010|publisher=[[Council of Europe]]|archive-date=26 February 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110226052008/http://conventions.coe.int/Treaty/EN/Treaties/HTML/148.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> Similarly, [[UNESCO]] includes both "oral tradition" and "traditional manifestations" in its definition of a country's cultural properties and heritage. So therefore it works to preserve tradition in countries such as Brazil.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.unesco.org/en/brasilia/culture-in-brazil/world-heritage-in-brazil/|title=World Heritage in Brazil|publisher=UNESCO|access-date=11 February 2011|archive-date=26 January 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110126152427/http://www.unesco.org/en/brasilia/culture-in-brazil/world-heritage-in-brazil/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In [[Japan]], certain artworks, structures, craft techniques and performing arts are considered by the Japanese government to be a precious legacy of the Japanese people, and are protected under the Japanese Law for the Protection of Cultural Properties.<ref name="ACA">{{cite web| url =http://www.bunka.go.jp/bunkazai/pamphlet/pdf/pamphlet_en_03.pdf| title =Cultural Properties for Future Generations| date =June 2007| work =Administration of Cultural Affairs in Japan ― Fiscal 2009| publisher =[[Agency for Cultural Affairs]]| url-status =dead| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20090327083232/http://www.bunka.go.jp/bunkazai/pamphlet/pdf/pamphlet_en_03.pdf| archive-date =27 March 2009}}</ref> This law also identifies people skilled at traditional arts as "[[Living National Treasure (Japan)|National Living Treasures]]", and encourages the preservation of their craft.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sfgate.com/books/article/Treasures-of-Japan-Its-Living-Artists-2928110.php|title=Treasures of Japan&nbsp;– Its Living Artists|work=San Francisco Chronicle|date=30 May 1999|access-date=5 February 2011|archive-date=11 May 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511201607/http://articles.sfgate.com/1999-05-30/books/17688560_1_living-treasures-art-works-authors|url-status=live}}</ref>

For native peoples like the [[Māori people|Māori]] in New Zealand, there is conflict between the fluid identity assumed as part of modern society and the traditional identity with the obligations that accompany it; the loss of language heightens the feeling of isolation and damages the ability to perpetuate tradition.<ref name="UVic"/>