Composite nationalism is like a big mix of different cultures and traditions, all mashed up together. Imagine you have all sorts of different puzzle pieces: French, German, Italian and Polish pieces, for example. When you put all of these pieces together, you end up with a brand new puzzle, where all the different cultures have been mixed up and you can’t tell which piece belongs to which culture. That’s what composite nationalism is like - the different cultures mix together and create something new.