When Syncretism Dies, Cultures Die Fusion Food, Invented Traditions, and the Politics of Identity

Here's something that's shocking to say: Most of what you think of as traditional, regardless of where you live, has only appeared 3 generations ago, three generations only. For the few things that existed beforehand, they mostly didn't exist in their current form, and weren't as widespread — thus can't really be called an authentic heritage. Try it, list 10 things that you personally consider…