Collocations for tradition - noun

age-old, ancient, centuries-old, deep-rooted, old, time-honoured/time-honored
long, long-established, long-standing
enduring, living, unbroken, well-established
distinguished, fine, great, honourable/honorable, venerable
proud
cherished, hallowed
dominant, powerful, strong
rich
Japan's rich cultural tradition and history

ancestral, family
inherited
indigenous, local, national, native, vernacular
folk, popular
oral, story-telling
Catholic, Christian, Islamic, pagan, etc.
faith
people of all faith traditions

Eastern, English, European, etc.
19th-century, etc.
classical, medieval, modernist, etc.
academic, artistic, culinary, cultural, historical, ideological, intellectual, literary, military, musical, philosophical, political, religious, spiritual, sporting (esp. BrE), theatrical
This region has a great musical tradition.

biblical
mystical
democratic, liberal, radical, revolutionary

have
become
It became an annual tradition for me to ice the cake.

cherish, continue, defend, follow, follow in, honour/honor, keep alive, maintain, perpetuate, preserve, respect, uphold
Following in the Hitchcock tradition, he always appears in the movies he directs.
The locals get together every year to keep this age-old tradition alive.

hand down
an oral tradition handed down from generation to generation

inherit
They have inherited a rich tradition of music and dance.

abandon, break, break with, buck, defy, go against, ignore, reject
He broke with the family tradition and did not go down the mines.

challenge
The girl had challenged the traditions of her patriarchal tribe.

establish, start
embody
extend, reinterpret, revive
celebrate
share

continue, die hard, exist, remain, survive
Old habits and traditions die hard.

date back to, go back to
The tradition dates back to the 16th century.

dictate sth, emphasize sth, hold sth, say sth, teach sth

according to (a/the) tradition
According to tradition, a tree grew on this spot.

by tradition
By tradition, ships are often referred to as ‘she’ in English.

in (a/the) tradition
In time-honoured/time-honored tradition, a bottle of champagne was smashed on the ship.
He's a politician in the tradition of (= similar in style to) Kennedy.

bound by tradition
He made it clear he was not going to be bound by tradition.

a departure from tradition
In a departure from tradition, the bride wore red.

in the best traditions of sth
The building was constructed in the best traditions of church architecture.

respect for tradition
His education gave him a lasting respect for tradition.