Traditions and everyday life in USA
Festivals, family customs, favourite places and everyday traditions, written by members of Global Penfriends who live in USA. Each cultural keepsake is a short note about life where they are.
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Place
The happiest place on earth
The happiest place on earth here in California well here in the United States is considered to be Disneyland. Disneyland is the most popular and well-known amusement park on the whole continent. At the Disneyland resort in…
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Event
Celebrations at Union Station - Kansas City
Over 400,000 fans converge to celebrate another Super Bowl victory for the KC Chiefs. The team has four championships to date, three in the last five seasons. The people of this region are huge supporters of their sports teams…
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Event
Harvest/Autumn events in Northeast USA
During the autumn months the community is very lively and full of excitement surrounding fun harvest events. People go pumpkin picking, harvest crops, and go to bigger events like hayrides and hot air balloon rides. One of my…
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Tradition
Funeral Ti leaf (Hawaii)
One thing people do in our Hawaiian culture is leave a bowl of salt water and a ti leaf outside your door before going to a funeral. When you come back home from the funeral, you dip the ti leaf in the bowl of salt water to…
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Activity
Marching band
Marching Band Came From Old military bands and Slowly evolved In the USA we have A few Different styles But I think "Corps" style is the coolest. We March around an American Football field and create shapes with our bodies while…
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Faith
Mardi Gras Festivals
Mardi Gras is a celebration that marks the end of the pre-Lenten season and is often observed with parades and merrymaking. The name Mardi Gras comes from the French words "mardi" meaning Tuesday and "gras" meaning fat, and it…
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Place
Virginia is for Lovers
Why is Virginia for Lovers? This award-winning tourism and travel slogan was developed in 1969. In 2012, it was named by Advertising Age as “one of the most iconic ad campaigns in the past 50 years.” Love speaks of passion and…
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Event
Prom, an American Tradition
Prom is traditionally an American thing. It was the only thing I could think of that was a mainly American thing. High schoolers dress to the nines and basically humiliate themselves by dancing and kissing with people they will…
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Place
Adirondack State Park
The Adirondack Park in Northern New York is the largest state park in the United States and is larger than most national parks, including Yosemite, Yellowstone, and Grand Canyon National Parks. In fact, the Adirondacks is larger…
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Event
Veteran's Day
This day takes place to honor those that have served in any branch of the military (persons who have served in the armed forces in the USA). This day is now observed annually on November 11th and has changed dates over time. The…
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Place
Dry Falls, Washington
Picture was taken where once was one of the world largest waterfalls. Water 100 M deep flowed where the picture was taken. The falls extended out of the picture to the left and continued back in the distance; perhaps 4-5 km. The…
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Place
Monterey Bay Aquarium
The Monterey Bay Aquarium has inspired ocean conservation for over forty years, built on the remains of the Hovden Cannery. Home to a wide array of incredible animal species, it has also been crucial to rebuilding the population…
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Faith
Christmas
Christmas is a well known holiday, especially in America. The celebration was started by Christians seeing as Jesus was born on December 25. Now, families join around a big pine tree on this day and open gifts. Every family has…
Shared by Tori_Beth21
Tradition
City of Okra
The history of okra and how it established its stake as a staple in southern cuisine is one filled with heritage and cultural significance. It’s disputed origin is commonly agreed to be the West African, Ethiopian, and South…
Shared by David Auston
Tradition
Florida vs. Georgia
It’s both our my town and my university and team. It’s a football (American football) game, Florida University (my family alumni college) vs University of Georgia (our neighboring state) and instead of being played at either home…
Shared by MessMeg
Tradition
Flower Power, Indiana
I live in the state of Indiana which is know for it's unpredictable summer weather, but the months of April, May, and most of June are usually rainy. Irritating this is for most, but I love it. I love grabbing an umbrella, and my…
Shared by Silver Swan
Tradition
Halloween, my favorite tradition
Halloween is my favorite tradition. Every Halloween i go to a local farm and do a haunted corn maze. My family and I always decorate our house to be a spooky graveyard. This past Halloween I had an old horror movie marathon, went…
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Activity
Katahdin mountain in Baxter State Park
This mountain is the highest in the state of Maine, nestled in the middle of Baxter State Park at the top of the 100 Mile Wilderness. It is a difficult and precarious rock climb to its peak—5,000 feet over 4 miles! This mountain…
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Place
Holy Hill
Located on 435 acres of glorious scenery on the highest elevation in Southeastern Wisconsin, Holy Hill is a destination for those looking to celebrate their faith in a sacred place of peace, beauty and prayer. Under the care of…
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Faith
Hanukkah celebrations
Hanukkah is a holiday celebrated by myself and other Jewish people throughout the world. Every year Hanukkah occurs on the 25th of Kislev (a month in the Hebrew calendar.) Hanukkah lasts 8 nights and it celebrates the…
Shared by KL777
Event
Strawberry Festival
In my hometown in Florida, we have the Strawberry Festival. Its very popular, we have celebrity acts that come. From Dan Akroyd and Jim Belushi (as the Blues Brothers) to Kevin Costner and his band. Plant City, Fl, US is…
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Tradition
Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is when we remember everything we are thankful for. Thanksgiving traditions include American football, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade (which most people watch on tv), and, of course the “fixings”...all the food…
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Event
Artscape, Baltimore
Every year, Baltimore holds multiple art and culture-related events from light festivals to food markets and art walks. One of these events is called Artscape, and it is held every summer. Local artists, art students, museums…
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Place
National Parks
Some of the most beautiful scenery you will ever see in the United States is found in its collection of National Parks. I have personally been to 9 out of 63 of them. My favorite National Parks to visit are Yellowstone and Rocky…
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Event
4th of July celebrations
4th of July. A day of coaster, hot dogs, elephant ears (Indian fry bread), baseball (maybe football, but meh), parades and throwing candy and swinging sparklers as you watch fireworks go off in the evening sky! Celebrating our…
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Activity
The community theater
In my free time, I like to be a part of community theater! For community theater, I audition to be in a show, I get cast as a certain role in a show, I rehearse with the rest of the cast, and then at the end of the rehearsal…
Shared by Sarah Fischer
Event
Close to Marsh gras
Mardi Gras (/ˈmɑːrdi ˌɡrɑː/), or Fat Tuesday, refers to events of the Carnival celebration, beginning on or after the Christian feasts of the Epiphany (Three Kings Day) and culminating on the day before Ash Wednesday, which is…
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Everyday life
Porch Goose, Midwestern U.S
Porch Geese are cement or plastic geese (primarily plastic now) placed on porches as decoration and dressed in outfits. They are popular in the Midwestern U.S. but are found throughout the country. My grandparents are from the…
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