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Skiing with friends and family
Skiing is really important to me because it connects me and my friends and family, it is one of the things we all love.
Shared by matty <3
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.
4,770 keepsakes from USA (1,387 traditions and culture, 3,383 personal) · page 38 of 159Traditions and culture in USA
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Mardi Gras, New Orleans
A festive carnival season famously associated with New Orleans, featuring colorful floats, bead-throwing, and king cakes.
Shared by silverwings1986
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Texas Bluebonnets
Every Spring the bluebonnets bloom in Texas on the side of the road or in random fields. They are also the state flower.
Shared by Math_with_Mr_G
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Sport of Softball
Softball is kind of like baseball but with a different ball and a group of girls that you play with at least for my team.
Shared by Rae..
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Camping with the family
Growing up, at least once a month my dad would pack up us 6 kids and we would go camping together. Note: not my image.
Shared by emmabobema
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Vermont Maple Country
Life in Vermont is Slow and full of people living off the land, with lovely snowy winters the settle over the mountains.
Shared by Whisperingbough
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Irish Dance
I love to Irish Dance. This has allowed me to make many fiends around the US because we travel around the US to compete.
Shared by Emma Raspop
Place
Slocomb Senior Activity Center
I am the director of a senior citizen activity center best job every, I always enjoy going to work and the members there
Shared by LorriLynn
Place
The US Capitol in Washington DC
I love going around to some iconic places whenever I visit new places. I happen to live in the capital district of USA.
Shared by Dondee
Event
Watermelon Festival, Alabama
The county I live in, in Alabama, has a Yellow-Meated Watermelon Festival every year on the first Saturday in August.
Shared by Sherbear74
Everyday life
Visiting the Rodeo
Going to the rodeo to watch and enjoy the skill. Get a rush of adrenaline. Drink some booze and hang out with friends.
Shared by Sunshine92
Event
High school graduation
Graduating high school and moving on to college, walking across the stage to accept your diploma, and tossing your cap
Shared by Azzyghost
Place
Estes Park
This is location in Colorado where you can do a lot of things like skiing, hiking, biking, horseback riding, and more!
Shared by Artemis Sonar
Place
Our family Farm
This is my family’s farm. I really like helping out here. It’s fun to play with the goats and take care of the horses.
Shared by Alexzax
Place
Basilica of St. Andrew
St. Andrew's Catholic Church, is a historic Catholic church and rectory in Roanoke, Virginia, United States.
Shared by Dennis Myers
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Jack O'Lantern Spectacular
Every year for Halloween there is a park that fills the trails with carved pumpkins for the public to walk through.
Shared by Dessidoodles
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Smoky Mountains National Park
Heaven on Earth. The Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Most biodiverse location in the contiguous United States.
Shared by JKidd71
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Cheaha State Park, Alabama
Cheaha State Park is located in Alabama. Its a beautiful place to visit all year around, though Fall is my favorite.
Shared by TrinityFireBlade
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Tiki bars
I love to visit tiki bars! They display such fun interiors and often beautiful mid century architecture and design!
Shared by MeandMyPug
Everyday life
Fun things I do
Me and my friends love to hangout. We like to go get coffee together, go to the pool, workout, and have sleepovers.
Shared by Leah namtarts
Tradition
Student Section
Every time we have a football game the student who come to watch dress up to a theme and yell and cheer on our team.
Shared by Midnightstars
Everyday life
Coffee with the family
On weekend mornings my family and I gather at the table, drink coffee, and talk about our week or celebrity gossip.
Shared by Loki_no_pressure
Activity
As American as Baseball
The greatest game on earth- nothing better than getting together with your friends and watching America’s Pasttime!
Shared by Tevye M
Tradition
Iowa State Fair Butter Cow
Every year at the Iowa State Fair there is a life sized cow sculpted out of butter, this tradition started in 1911!
Shared by JoleneRo
Event
Juneteenth
Juneteenth is a holiday that commemorates the day in 1865 when enslaved people in Texas were granted their freedom:
Shared by Arcy
Place
The Met
The Met is located right by Central Park on the Upper East Side, just a little break to appreciate art with friends
Shared by Theimprobableone
Place
Visiting Disneyland
Disneyland is one of the most famous places in the world and 99% of Californians have visited with their families.
Shared by crazedaj:)
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Thanksgiving dinner
On Thanksgiving, my family and I eat a big meal together, and then we watch a Charlie Brown Thanksgiving together!
Shared by Water-rose
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Potter Valley Rodeo
Potter Valley Spring Festival and Memorial Weekend Rodeo, big rodeo with lots of booths and food. Fun and exciting.
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