Indigenous populations have occupied Arctic regions for thousands of years and have built their distinct customs and cultural norms around the Arctic's harsh environmental factors.

The parish is composed of several "communities" (similar to neighborhoods) that include Canto, Carapeta, Cela, Lomba and Salão with their distinct customs and family relationships.

Here squirrel season's opening celebrates and preserves a distinct local custom at a time when many of the estimated half-million Cajuns have been assimilated into the broader culture.

They all have distinct customs of dress and ritual.

However, on account of the distinct customs and traditions prevailing in North-east region, it was felt necessary to have a separate political and administrative structure in the region.

The marriage customs of the Bearys seem to be a mix of the Tulu and Moplah customs along with some distinct customs of their own.

One very distinct custom, or minhag, that some Oberlanders adhered to was the wearing of a talis prior to marriage, as German Jews do today.

The culture of Cornwall forms part of the culture of the United Kingdom, but has some distinct customs, traditions and peculiarities.

The demographic distribution comprise of native Hindus, native Mappila-Muslims, native Jains and migrant-Christian communities and is characterized by distinct socio-cultural customs and behavior.