Tradition and Culture

Tradition

The transmission of customs or beliefs from generation to generation, or the fact of being passed on in this way.
A doctrine believed to have divine authority though not in the scriptures, in particular:
Any kind of teaching, written or spoken, handed down from generation to generation.
A tradition is a belief or behavior passed down within a group or society with symbolic meaning or special significance with origins in the past.
Common examples include holidays or impractical but socially meaningful clothes (like lawyer wigs or military officer spurs), but the idea has also been
applied to social norms such as greetings. Traditions can persist and evolve for thousands of years—the word "tradition" itself derives from the Latin tradere or
traderer literally meaning to transmit, to hand over, to give for safekeeping

Culture

Development or improvement of the mind by education or training.
The behaviors and beliefs characteristic of a particular social, ethnic, or age group
The total of the inherited ideas, beliefs, values, and knowledge, which constitute the shared basis of social action
The enlightenment or refinement resulting from these pursuits
The sum of attitudes, customs, and beliefs that distinguishes one group of people from another. Culture is transmitted, through language, material objects, ritual,
institutions, and art, from one generation to the next.

Is culture what you do and tradition who your are. Is tradition what you do and culture who you are. Here is something that i also come across
Culture is a type of heritage. This defines where you came from and your ancestry as well as the country of your birth or your ancestors birth.
Tradition is a type of activity. This is something that your family or your culture has done for a long time. This could be celebrating Christmas
with candles or getting together for a party in the summer.

As a young man working towards having a family of his own in the years to come i cant help but be confused by the 2 concepts , so do i teach my children my language
which will constitute my tradition and teach them my lifestyle which will be their culture ? or is it the other way round. I am becoming more observant of the 2,
honestly the only thing i can teach my children is my language. I have never been to any cultural events or lived in such an environment i can call cultural ,
apparently we have a King back in my home town and i have no idea who he is or anything relating to his royal claims .For argument sake lets look at "Lobola" this is
a long standing tradition since the dawn of time , so my family goes to her house and gives them 5 cows that was back then now my family goes to her house and gives them a
specified amount of money . One can also see tradition as a pillar , culture as the design, you don't change or move the pillars but you can work around them to design
 something new , that's if you dare . I'm left with more questions than answers as i write this blog, i should re-visit this one very soon.