441+ ‘Tradition’ Writing Prompts
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French Valentine’s Customs
Write about “une loterie d’amour” – the love lottery, a now extinct French Valentine’s Day tradition.
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Valentine’s Day in Japan
Write about the unique way in which Valentine’s Day is celebrated in Japan and how it differs from Western traditions.
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Favorite Family Tradition
Describe a favorite family tradition or festival and explain why it holds a special place in your heart.
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Celebrating National Holidays
Describe how you and your family celebrate a national holiday and what it means to you.
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Holiday Traditions Upended
Compose a story about a family’s holiday tradition that gets disrupted due to unforeseen circumstances, but unexpectedly lead to a new and better tradition being born.
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Christmas Morning Traditions
Describe a unique Christmas morning tradition in your home and its significance.
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Journey to Japan
Describe your experiences participating in the Japanese festival of Obon, where you honor your ancestors.
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Celebrations Around The World
Choose a New Year tradition from a culture different from your own and write a descriptive piece on it.
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First Footing
Write a fictional story based on the “first footing” tradition i.e., the first person who enters a home after the stroke of midnight.
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Festive Food Traditions
Write about a specific food or culinary tradition associated with New Year celebrations in your culture/family.
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Celebrating Family Traditions
Write about a specific family tradition in your household and why it’s important to you.
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Family Traditions Revealed
Write about a specific family tradition and its significance in your life.
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Our Family Traditions
Elucidate a memorable family tradition that holds a significant place in your heart.
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The Ripple Effect of Kindness
Imagine you have decided to start a new tradition at your workplace where each employee picks another coworker to thank personally on Employee Appreciation Day. Describe the effects of this tradition over time.
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The Year the Fools Disappeared
Craft a story about a town where, mysteriously, nobody participates in April Fool’s Day one year.
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New Year Resolutions
Write about the resolutions you have set for New Year and how you plan to achieve them.
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Battle of Hearts
Imagine Cupid on a particularly challenging day where the arrows of love are not hitting their mark.
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Haunted Heirloom
Create a story around an ancestral item that is haunted by a disgruntled ancestral spirit.
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Christmas Traditions’ Tale
Reflect on a unique Yuletide tradition in your family or community. Detail your feelings, thoughts and emotions associated with it.
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Yuletide Serenades
Describe an experience where you or someone else in your circle embraced the tradition of singing carols during Christmas.
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Pots of Tradition
Discuss a St. Patrick’s Day tradition you observe every year and narrate your experience of keeping it alive.
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Flowers Speak Louder than Words
Analyze the symbolism of different flowers given on Valentine’s Day.
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Behind the Box of Chocolates
Explore the origins and evolution of giving chocolates as a Valentine’s Day tradition.
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Fateful Love Knitting
Construct a story around the Valentine’s Day superstition of a woman silently knitting while waiting for her suitor.
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Green Festival Decor
Write about decorating your home with green decor for St. Patrick’s Day. How does this tradition make you feel?
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Induction Into the Unknown
Compose a story focused around the initiation process of a secret society.
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Quilting Bee Gathering
Write about a fictional or real-life quilting bee, for instance, in your community or family.
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The Clash of the Ash
Compose a poem about the beauty and excitement of a Hurling match, focusing on the sound of the hurleys (sticks), known as ‘the clash of the ash’.
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Mythic Metropolis
Design a city in your fantasy world that represents a blend of the old and the new, with ancient myths and futuristic technology.
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Celestial Celebration
Create a culture that celebrates the winter solstice in a unique way revolving around an astronomical tradition.
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Profound Traditions
Explore a winter holiday tradition in your family that has deeper significance. Write about the roots of the tradition, how it has evolved over the years, and what makes it special.
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Reimagining Traditions
Write about one New Year tradition you want to change or introduce into your life.
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Resolutions Revisited
Reflect on your past years’ resolutions and assess how well you did in keeping them.
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Tradition Clash
Raconteur a story where a vampire and a werewolf fall in love, going against their clans’ tradition.
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The Purgatory Spark
Write about a vampire community divided over the possibility of creating a hybrid species with humans.
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Classroom Valentine’s
Narrate the experience of distributing Valentine’s Day cards in class and the accompanying emotions.
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The Potion of Forever Love
Imagine a world where drinking a special potion on Valentine’s Day ensures forever love.
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Ode to a Bygone Valentine
Craft an adventure tale about a character who discovers an old Valentine’s Day tradition and tries to bring it back.
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Favorite Family Tradition
Reflect on a favorite family tradition and how it made you feel as a child.
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Origins of Valentine’s Day
Write about how Valentine’s Day began, the history behind it, and the symbolism of its main elements.
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Creating Your Own Irish Blessing
Create an original Irish blessing that embodies your experiences, values, or hopes for the future.
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Dwarven Deliberations
Write about a significant event in the life of a dwarf king, set against the backdrop of his underground kingdom.
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Cultural Cuisine Exploration
Describe a food or dish from another culture that you’d like to try and why.
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The Beauty of Differences
Write about experiencing a cultural tradition foreign to your own and how that has shaped your view of the world.
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Latkes for the Soul
Use the preparation of traditional Hanukkah food, Latkes, as a backdrop for a heartwarming story.
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Festival of Dedication
Write a story about a family celebrating Hanukkah, focusing on traditions, family dynamics and their dedication to the festivities.
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Candy Corn Chronicles
Write about the classic Halloween tradition through the eyes of a piece of candy corn.
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Prehistoric Rock Art
Write a short story centered around the discovery of a new form of cave art by early humans during the Ice Age.
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The Passion Play
Write about a community coming together to put on a Passion Play for Easter and the challenges they face.
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Tradition and Transformation
Write about a time you updated a traditional family recipe for National Empanada Day.
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Embellishing The Hearth
Describe a specific holiday decoration in your home in December and explore how it adds to the warmth of your home.
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Comfort Foods and Family Recipes
Write about a specific meal or recipe that brings a sense of comfort and warmth to your home in December.
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Pre-Winter Traditions
Recall or create a family or cultural tradition that signifies the arrival of winter.
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Training the Successor
A powerful hero is near the end of his career and is training his replacement. Describe their relationship.
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Beholding The Christmas Tree
Detail your experience of decorating a Christmas tree for the first time and how it became a tradition.
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Taste of Radiant Summer
Describe your favorite summer meal, focusing on how it perfectly encapsulates the season.
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The Rise of a New Emperor
You find yourself elevated to the position of the new Emperor of the Sith – detail your first actions and the reasoning behind them.
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The Consumer Egg Hunt
Write your thoughts on the commercial spin that businesses put on traditional activities like Easter egg hunts.
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The Spirit of Giving
Describe the most meaningful gift you have ever given or received, and why it symbolized the spirit of Christmas for you.
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Thanksgiving Traditions
Write about a Thanksgiving tradition you’re grateful for, and why it’s important to you.
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Passing Down Traditions
Write about a Thanksgiving tradition unique to your family and how it’s passed down to newer generations.
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Grateful for Family Traditions
Write about a cherished family tradition and why you are thankful for it.
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The Blood Rebellion
Write a story about a group of teenage vampires that start a rebellion against the older, oppressive vampire society.
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Understanding Diversity
Write about a time you experienced a different culture or tradition within your community.
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Sherwood Forest’s Last Hope
Write about a medieval superhero living in Sherwood Forest, taking a page from the stories of Robin Hood.
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The Art of Arcana
Write about a magic system where the effectiveness of spells depends on creativity and flair.
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St. Patrick’s Day Parade Origin
Write about the origins of the St. Patrick’s Day parade and its growth over time.
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The Importance of Green: A Color Transformation
Explore the transition of St. Patrick’s Day’s primary color from blue to green. Write a poem or prose piece personifying these colors and taking us through their journey.
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St. Patrick’s Day Parade: The First March
Imagine you are an Irish immigrant in NYC in the 18th century participating in the first St. Patrick’s Day parade. Describe your feelings, motivations, and experiences.
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Fortitude in Fashion
Write about an Irish immigrant preserving their heritage through precious traditional attire on St. Patrick’s Day.
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International Brews
Imagine you’re hosting a global St. Patrick’s Day party, describe the international variants of Irish beverages you’d serve.
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Worldwide Parade
Craft a story involving a unique St. Patrick’s Day parade celebration in a city of your choice.
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Eerie Pumpkin Carving
Write about a time when the face you carved into a pumpkin seemed to come alive.
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Indelible Taste Memories
Narrate the story of a meal or a food item from your childhood that still resonates with you.
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Understanding Diversity
Imagine that you are attending a cultural festival celebrating a culture different from your own. Describe the experience, highlighting your learnings and newfound appreciations.
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Across the Globe
Write a New Year’s Resolution inspired by a custom or tradition from another culture.
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Autumn Harvest Festival
Imagine and describe in detail a new harvest festival tradition that your family could start.
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Star-Crossed Mystics
Imagine a world where mysticism and technology overlap and write about a boundary-pushing scientific discovery made by a magical creature.
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Language of Petals
Explore the Victorian “language of flowers” tradition whereby certain flowers symbolized specific sentiments.
