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>>benbre+(OP)
> The ultimate example may be All Souls College, which has a ritual, the Mallard Song, that occurs once a century.

You can't walk for more than five minutes in the UK without tripping over some nonsense like this. History is very important, and traditon has its place, but really? As a brit I find it all kind of tediously performative sometimes.

>>andyjo+W53
Not a Brit, but Terry Pratchett's ritual of the Other Jacket told me all I need to know.

https://community.pearljam.com/discussion/71416/tradition-go...