Traditionally, Bursa was famous for being the largest center of silk trade in the Byzantine and later the Ottoman empires, during the period of the lucrative Silk Road.

Traditionally, spices are used both whole and ground ; cooked or raw ; and they may be added at different times during the cooking process to produce different results.

Traditionally, villages rely on forest products as a food reserve during years of poor rice harvest and as a regular source of fruits and vegetables.

Traditionally warm relations suffered considerably during the 1970s, when Madagascar expelled the U. S. ambassador, closed a NASA tracking station, allied with the USSR, and nationalized two U. S. oil companies.

Traditionally people gently sprinkled water on one another as a sign of respect, but as the new year falls during the hottest month in Southeast Asia, many people end up dousing strangers and passersby in vehicles in boisterous celebration.

Traditionally, most spaghetti was long, but shorter lengths gained in popularity during the latter half of the 20th century and now spaghetti is most commonly available in lengths.

Traditionally during recreation the Sinhalese wear a sarong ( sarama in Sinhala ).

Traditionally in Judaism, the name is not pronounced but read as Adonai () (" Master "), during prayer, and referred to as HaShem (" the Name ") at all other times.

Traditionally, he has been portrayed as a humanist whose enthusiasm for biblical scholarship prepared him for the adoption of Lutheran ideas, which were spreading during the 1520s.

Penhold styles are popular among players originating from East Asian regions such as China, Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea. Traditionally, penhold players use only one side of the racket to hit the ball during normal play, and the side which is in contact with the last three fingers is generally not used.

Traditionally during Lent, no parties or other celebrations were held, and people refrained from eating rich foods, such as meat, dairy, fats and sugar.

Traditionally, plantain leaves are used like plates while serving South Indian thali or during Sadya.

Traditionally such sports were only played in cold areas during winter, but artificial snow and ice allow more flexibility.

Traditionally, the skulls of family members are kept at home to watch over the family and protect them during the year.

Traditionally the genesis of the Yemenite Jewish community came after the Babylonian excile, though the community most probably emerged in the Roman times, and was significantly reinforced during the reign of Dhu Nuwas in the 6th century CE and later Muslim conquests of the 7th century CE, which drove the Arab Jewish tribes out from central Arabia.

Traditionally, a ' break ' is considered to be the part of a funk or jazz song during which the melody " breaks " to let the rhythm section, or soloist, play unaccompanied.

Traditionally, the Archaic period of ancient Greece is taken in the wake of this strong Orientalizing influence during the 8th century BC, which among other things brought the alphabetic script to Greece, marking the beginning of Greek literature ( Homer, Hesiod ).

Traditionally, the identities of selection committee members, other than its chairman, have not been made public in order to minimize conflicts of interest and to discourage lobbying by celebrities and their representatives ( a significant problem during the original selections in the late 1950s ).

Traditionally held during the first full week of August, the town hosts the Mooreland Free Fair.

Traditionally, families make Osechi () for new year day because cooking during the first 3 days of the new year is considered unlucky.

Traditionally, Gibb's original role in the Bee Gees was a backup singer, but since 1967 his role was a lead singer for which he vied with Barry during the group's first period of British success in the late 1960s.

Traditionally, Miss World lives in London during her reign.

Traditionally, the rigid fan ( also called fixed fan ) was the most popular form in China, although the folding fan came into popularity during the Ming Dynasty between the years of 1368 and 1644, and there are many beautiful examples of these folding fans remain.

Traditionally, an Orthodox church will have a fresco or mosaic of the Last Judgment on the back ( western ) wall, ( see the 12th-century mosaic pictured at the top of this page ) so that the faithful, as they leave the services, are reminded that they will be judged by what they do during this earthly life.

Traditionally, the three kitchen guardians for each house ( Ông Táo ) ( Kitchen God ), who report to the Jade Emperor about the events in that house over the past year, return to heaven on the 23rd day of the twelfth month by lunar calendar.

Traditionally, it is believed that ghosts haunt the island of Taiwan for the entire seventh lunar month, when the mid-summer Ghost Festival is held.

Traditionally, Koreans start processing soybeans around the 10th month of the lunar calendar.

Traditionally, explorers and geographers define the origin of a river system by tracking the longest tributaries while heading upstream, as volume can change dramatically from month to month.

Traditionally, tall dark men are preferred as the first-foot.

Traditionally, men wear non-stitched cloths ( dhotis and khes ).

Traditionally only men were permitted to fish on the reef, and did so from canoes or by using trained Man-of-war Hawks.

Traditionally, four prophets are believed to have been sent holy books: the Tawrat ( Torah ) to Moses, the Zabur ( Psalms ) to David, the Injil ( Gospel ) to Jesus, and the Qur ' an to Muhammad ; those prophets are considered " messengers " or rasul ( Ule al A ' zm men al Rusul أولي العزم من الرسل ).

Traditionally, Robin Hood and his men are depicted wearing Lincoln green clothes.

Traditionally Uyghur men shave their heads and wear a hat.

Traditionally in the Anglophone West, only women do so, but sometimes men change their last names upon marriage as well.

Traditionally, men were thought of as being more capable than women, mentally and physically.

Traditionally, institutes for men are referred to as the " First Orders " and those of women as the " Second Orders ".

Traditionally sung by men, by the end of the 20th century, female singers had become common.

Traditionally both men and women go topless and wear skirts or loincloths made of animal skins in various colors.

Traditionally, men and women bathed together at the onsen and sentō but single-sex bathing has become legalized as the norm since the opening of Japan to the West during the Meiji period.

Traditionally, a chaperone was an older married or widowed woman accompanying a young woman when men would be present.

Traditionally, the masseurs in the baths, tellak in Turkish, were young men who helped wash clients by soaping and scrubbing their bodies.

Traditionally the Punjabi dhol has been the domain of men.

Traditionally, women wore a red fez over their heads, instead of a headscarf, whilst men a black or red cap.

Traditionally, the djembe is played only by men, as are the dunun that always accompany the djembe.

Traditionally, Issachar was seen as being dominated by religious scholars ; there is said by some to be an allusion to this in the Book of Chronicles-... from Issachar, men who understood the times, and knew what Israel ought to do ...-and if this is indeed an allusion to the tradition, then it would imply that the tradition was in existence by the time that the Book of Chronicles was compiled.

Traditionally, the majority of men dressed in a coat and tie, although this has become gradually less widespread since the 1960s.

Traditionally only men would drum and women would sit behind the men singing high harmonies.

Traditionally conservative Manipuri parents did not allow their daughters to go out and meet any young men without their consent.

Traditionally, in many societies ( including Western societies ), men are expected to fill the role of the pursuer.

Traditionally, Cypriot men are seen drinking coffee at village coffee shops while playing tavli or other boardgames.