Acustomisatraditionalpractice--amodeofindividualbehaviororahabitofsociallife--thatistransmittedbyword-ofmouthorimitation,theningrainedbysocialpressure,commonusage,andparentalauthority.Whencustomsareassociatedwithholidaystheybecomecalendarcustoms1,andwhensucheventsarecelebratedannuallybyawholecommunitytheybecomefestivals.
新东方英语
2004年09M期
