In Ethiopia, the customs surrounding the bestowal and use of family names is as varied and complex as the cultures to be found there.

Through Nov. 7, "Coffins and Crepe: Death in a 19th-Century Home," an exhibition that examines the social customs surrounding death and bereavement.

Klemiko's brow furrowed, as if he were trying to remember the to-him peculiar customs surrounding an inherited office.

There are various customs surrounding handshakes, both generically and specific to certain cultures:

On the eve of Chinese New Year, it is a faux pas to completely eat a fish at a reunion dinner as there are specific customs surrounding this.

From there, the questioning turned again to Joan's childhood in Domremy, with questions about the Ladies tree and the customs surrounding it.

Yet the customs surrounding it were never clearly defined.

They had extensive customs surrounding death.

The Luhya had extensive customs surrounding death.