"tradition is not the worship of ashes but the preservation of fire" in German Tradition is not the worship of ashes, but the preservation of fire. Tradition ist nicht die Anbetung der Asche, sondern die Weitergabe des Feuers. Detailed translations for "tradition is not the worship of ashes but the preservation of fire" Tradition is not the worship of ashes, but the preservation of fire. Tradition is not the worship of ashes, but the preservation of fire. Tradition ist nicht die Anbetung der Asche, sondern die Weitergabe des Feuers.