it used to be a tradition here the dunk women into a pond, and if she died that was proof she wasnt a witch.

Traditions are OK up to a point, bear in mind the things we do today are the "traditions " of tomorrow. sometimes Traditions hold us back if you look at people who break traditions (Hendrix on the guitar, Bruce Lee with martial arts, Gordon Duncan on the bagpipes etc) are often frowned on at the time but actually creat new traditions. you have to move with the times.