The handing down of stories, skills, knowledge, or customs from generation to generation; also refers to the legends or traditions themselves.
この祭りは村で何百年も伝承されてきた行事だ。
This festival is an event that has been handed down in the village for hundreds of years.
職人たちは技術を弟子に伝承することを重視している。
Craftsmen place importance on passing their techniques down to apprentices.
その伝承によれば、山の中に神が住んでいるという。
According to the tradition, a deity lives in the mountain.