Examples of using "Обычай" in a sentence and their english translations:
It's an old custom.
The custom originated in China.
That's an old German custom.
That's an old American custom.
That's an old Russian custom.
That's an old Japanese custom.
- That's an old Canadian custom.
- This is an old Canadian custom.
This is an ancient Chinese custom.
I like this custom.
This custom is peculiar to Japan.
This custom became extinct a long time ago.
He is acquainted with the custom.
Such a custom is characteristic of the British.
This costume has fallen into disuse.
I am acquainted with the custom.
This custom is still observed today.
Is it a general custom in your country?
This custom is dying out nowadays.
This custom dates back to the 12th century.
This custom dates from ancient times.
The custom was handed down from generation to generation.
No one knows when such a custom first came into existence.
This custom dates from the Edo period.
This is an old Canadian custom.
The practice still prevails locally in parts of Japan.
This custom was recently introduced in our everyday life.
This custom should be done away with.
This evil custom must be abolished.
In Russia, it is customary to remove your shoes when entering a home. Guests will be typically offered slippers.
You say that it is your custom to burn widows. Very well. We also have a custom: when men burn a woman alive, we tie a rope around their necks and we hang them. Build your funeral pyre; beside it, my carpenters will build a gallows. You may follow your custom. And then we will follow ours.
In the Netherlands, it is the custom that, when during the construction of a house the highest point has been reached and the roof is ready for tiling, the client treats the construction workers to so-called "tile beer" to celebrate this. A flag is then placed on the ridge of the house. If the client is too stingy to treat, not a flag, but a broom is placed.