Habits and customs are part of human life that are manifested in different ways. The way in which habits and customs are given usually characterize a person, family and society. Next, we will be able to observe the differences that exist between both terms.
What is habit?
They are repetitive practices of a person, characterized by the constant execution function of the same. Habits are learned since they come from instinctive tendencies, tastes and relative practices. For a behavior to become a habit, it must be practiced frequently.
Habits are transmitted from parents to children, different family practices are learned and adopted by new generations who acquire these habits and put them into practice, and so on. Habits can be hygiene, food, recreation, rest, intellectual, physical, among others.
When a person constantly practices an act, the body and mind get used to certain actions and it becomes something common and natural in the human being. From there, an individual or personal habit arises.
What is custom?
They are defined as a group of qualities, inclinations, beliefs, practices and collective uses that differentiate a community, town, city or nation. They are collective habits that a community adopts, customs can be transferred to other regions of a certain place.
An example would be: when a family moves to a country or region and maintain certain customs of their own. Customs are passed down from generation to generation and are determined by the educational system, religion, culture and political system.
Differences between habits and customs:
- Habits are individual and customs are collective.
- Habits are acquired and customs are accepted by a community.
- Habits are determined by certain values, ideas, feelings and experiences of a person and customs are determined by ideology, culture, political system, among others.
