Always makes me laugh when someone says they are going to "start a new traditon". You don't just start a tradition. It doesn't work that way. Fake "traditions" always fall by the wayside. Traditions get started when people continue to do something year after year.
tra·di·tion /trəˈdɪʃən/ Show Spelled[truh-dish-uhn] Show IPA
noun
1. the handing down of statements, beliefs, legends, customs, information, etc., from generation to generation, especially by word of mouth or by practice: a story that has come down to us by popular tradition.
2. something that is handed down: the traditions of the Eskimos.
3. a long-established or inherited way of thinking or acting: The rebellious students wanted to break with tradition.
4. a continuing pattern of culture beliefs or practices.
5. a customary or characteristic method or manner: The winner took a victory lap in the usual track tradition.