Traditions and everyday life in USAFestivals, 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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We take our Bible studies out of doors and invite friends and anyone passing by showing an interest, then afterwards all will have a snack and easy conversations.
Shared by Chatter In Ink
A powwow is a place where many from Native American tribes come together to dance, and celebrate community. All of our dances have meaning and spreads positivity.
Shared by Dan Dani
Statue at a battle site in Yorktown, where both native Americans and new Americans fought together for independence. Street view near Empire State Building.
Shared by LenaM13
Every year New Mexico has the balloon fiesta. They are hot air balloons. You wake up at 4am and drive to a park and watch them inflate them and go up in the air.
Shared by Vixsenpa
Glacier National Park, I go camping every summer and last year was to the beautiful state of Montana. The USA is a big and beautiful contry with lots to explore!
Shared by momentarily
Alexandria, Louisiana is a great place. Not the largest, yet not the smallest city. We celebrate Mardi Gras as well as other Old Traditional French celebrations!
Shared by ESmith357
Probably the best concert venue in the world! Dancing your night away while listening to some of your favorite artists will inevitably create very fond memories.
Shared by tothemoon97
This is my place where me and my family spend a lot of time is peace and quiet and people here are really nice.is an rv place where you can camp hike and relax.
Shared by Lexie87
This is an event or an "expo". Where Ford, Chevy, Buick, Honda and other such car manufacturers show off their latest concept cars and real Ideals for next year.
Shared by ZachtheExplorer02
This is from a few years ago when I went to the Monterey Bay Aquarium with my sister. I spent the longest time staring at the kelp forests, they were so pretty!
Shared by LyssfromCali
It is such a common theme to see apple orchards in New England, and there is nothing better than picking apples and eating as you go, such a sweet Autumn treat.
Shared by Whisperingbough
This is beautiful Colorado Springs where I live. It's wonderful having these mountains in our backyard. I sometimes take off from work during lunch and go hike.
Shared by Chantilly
Such a wonderful redwoods park- the trees are so tall that sunshine doesn’t reach the ground. Their root structures are surprisingly shallow for such big trees.
Shared by KittyMom
Dia de los Muertos is an annual tradition among people of Mexican descent which honors their departed ancestors through visits to graves, decorations, and food.
Shared by TexasHeart
Fresh seafood and crawfish music dancing is manufactured very close to my home. We also are very near the new SpaceX spaceport that will be built in Louisiana.
Shared by Cajun girl
It’s Wooden Shoe Tulip Farms Spring bloom and it’s gorgeous! Located outside Mount Hood in Oregon the tulips have a beautiful backdrop for their pops of color!
Shared by Sleighr
Epcot was always my favorite park at Disney World. My parents and I would go every year and I would ask every day to go back to Epcot. I just loved it so much.
Shared by MakoShark22
If you love Sanrio this is a must go! They had drinks, delicious characters donuts and cute merch.
Shared by LuxeMixa
These are pictures of the underground subway that was built in 1927 in Rochester NY. This place is now abandoned. The pictures are what I think is really cool.
Shared by Lexy Lee
Many Minnesotans and people from northern United States go ice fishing we put a house on the lake and cut a whole in the ice and put in a fishing pole and wait
Shared by Tschuldts55
Here in Florida, we have an animal theme park called Busch Gardens. It has lots of rides and animals of all sorts. I live about 3 hours or 265 km away from it.
Shared by Mellow_Caramelo
The county fairs in the southeast are full of rides, lights, shows, and every type of food somehow skewered on a stick. It's the most exciting event all year.
Shared by RogueDr
This was a visit to the Pearl Harbor Memorial. I enjoyed being able to honor those who died in this attack and seeing something precious to the United States.
Shared by runningthroughhistory1994
I grew up in a small rural town in the Midwest that is known for their bacon. Every year our tiny town puts on a huge festival dedicated to everything bacon!
Shared by Staalkat
I love going hiking in the metroparks. Its not just the hiking its the fact that there are always animals and deer that you can see and the birds are amazing.
Shared by Ellie147
This building is the Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse that is close to where I’m from. Sports like hockey are played here, with a big stadium and other events too.
Shared by artavia
One of the state of New Mexico’s biggest annual events is the Albuquerque International Ballon Fiesta. It happens every year in October. Here are some photos.
Shared by Yukikomegs89
visiting the Butterly exhibit in six flags. I'd often wear floral dresses when I came here because the butterflies would follow me everywhere in the exhibit.
Shared by CherryPieWithCoffee
On Thursdays, Sundays, and Mondays, most families in the United States sit together and watch their favorite team in the NFL play a football (American) game.
Shared by stargirl06
New Orleans is full of fun people and tons of fun things to do!! From walking in city park, canal street to hear the Jaz or Mardi Gras there’s plenty to do!!
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