CEVAP:

With the concept of the invention of tradition or invented tradition, Hobsbawm emphasizes that “the origins of some of the traditions that seem or claim to be old are based on a very close past,” and that “sometimes these traditions are invented.” Many of the traditions that we assume to emerge in the ancient times are actually the traditions that have been “invented” relatively recently. When these traditions are invented, they are definitely linked to a certain historical past and it is aimed to establish a continuity with the past. However, this continuity is largely artificial and fictional. A number of practices that hold societies together and are called “traditions” are not really that old. They were “invented” with the function of strengthening and reinforcing national identity, especially in the process of nation state formation.