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.
4,767 keepsakes from USA (1,389 traditions and culture, 3,378 personal) · page 4 of 159
Best way I can describe my area is our love of bourbon. The small town I’m from is best known for its tobacco festival and I learned most of my life lessons as a child on cattle farms. Tobacco festival is still held every year in…
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In the fall we harvest the grapes as the foliage turns orange and red. The rolling vineyards are loaded with Pinot Noir and Chardonney in our area. As I write the last of the Chardonnays are being harvested. All the grapes of one…
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In Texas, we take marching band VERY seriously. The band consists of a drumline, brass instruments, woodwind instruments, and drum majors (the ones who wave sticks in the air to keep us all together). Our marching season is from…
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Carne Asada pretty much is like a bbq, but we have various things aside from meat! We usually invite many friends and family members to come and met us in our house to have a Carne Asada. At times we put music, catch up with…
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When I was in elementary school and the algarroba trees dropped their hard seeds, me and other school kids would gather a handful and turn them into “gallitos", an algarroba seed with a tiny drilled hole in the center to thread a…
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I get it: country music is one of the least liked genres of music. That’s fair; I personally don’t play it in my car on the highway and jam out either. But Nashville is known to be the center of country music, and something about…
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A Powwow is a social gathering held by many different Native American communities. A modern pow wow is a specific type of event for Native American people to meet and dance, sing, socialize, and honor their cultures. Pow wows may…
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Living in Western Washington, there are a lot of hiking opportunities in the Cascade and Olympic mountain ranges. The mountain ranges create beautiful sunsets and the views from the top are beautiful as well. Most of the hikes…
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As a child, Lake Harriet had been the go to place. Spring my dad took the family to Lake Harriet to fish, summer we went swimming at Harriet Beach, fall we went to the bandshell to listen to local musicians and winter my dad and…
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Otherwise known as "The Masters". It’s the holy grail of North American golf, and while 2020 has brought a new filter to the spotlight that will soon shine on the famed Augusta National Golf Club, this year’s Masters has enjoyed…
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At all Mississippi State University football games, people bring cowbells. Legend has it that during a game with our bitter rival (University of Mississippi, or Ole Miss) a cow wandered onto the field. After that, Mississippi…
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I know that Halloween isn’t as popular in other countries compared to the United States, but it’s a holiday we celebrate every October 31st. Most people are probably familiar with Halloween, but if not, it’s basically where you…
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As a Senate staffer in the Missouri state legislature, I often give visitors tours of the state capitol building, including into the restricted dome area. It is one of my favorite parts of the job. One section is called the…
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In the town I live in for most of the year, there’s a festival where the local student-run circus does free performances, organizations and crafters set up booths to sell their wares, and a giant group of volunteers get together…
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Valentine’s Day isn’t exclusive to the United States, but I believe it is a massive part of our holiday culture! In addition to everybody (children, single people, married people, literally everyone) binge eating candies and…
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The remarkable Ziolkowski Family is motivated by their individual and collective dedication, determination, and courage to carry on Korczak’s work. They are supported by his great faith and confidence in them, schooled by his…
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Here in the US, we love our festivals...especially in the spring and fall! Different parts of the country celebrate different local heritage events. I live in the Midwest. Some of the many local festivals include RenFest (…
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An anime convention is an event or gathering with a primary focus on anime, manga and Japanese culture. Commonly, anime conventions are multi-day events hosted at convention centers, hotels or college campuses. They feature a…
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In the USA almost every school and college has a marching band. In the summer before classes start we practice hours each day that way we can perform at football halftime and compete at competitions during the fall season. I am…
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In the fall in the Appalachian Mountains, the sunsets turn pink around 6-7 o’clock. I’ll walk around my hilly woodsy neighborhood and try to get the best glimpses and pictures as I can, because they only last thirty minutes. Then…
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The first image is of me playing basketball. High school sports are huge here in the U.S. so I thought if share. I’m the one trying to block the shot hahah. The second image is just a snapshot of a vid I took while skating. I…
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Thanksgiving is a special day in the U.S. when families and friends come together to share a feast and express gratitude. The prep is half the fun! Kitchens fill with the aroma of roasted turkey, baked pies, and seasonal sides…
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Halloween as it originated could be drawn from Dia de los Muertos or Pagan roots but today it is celebrated as a night of spooky fun! It is my favorite holiday because I love to dress up and pretend to be another character for a…
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Thunder Over Louisville is a massive annual event in Louisville as we call it “Thunder”, this event means it’s officially derby season. The Kentucky Derby is the most famous horse raze in the entire world. In Louisville, derby…
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We play music in a professional marching band setting! We rehearse for long days and nights during the summer (10-11 hours) and compete nationwide in large stadiums. I am a part of the Blue Devils Drum corps, which is the #1…
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When Native Americans and Pilgrims from Europe together thanked God for his provision protection and Person. It s a direct thank you to the Lord of all people here, with no commercialism attached. It is uniquely and for a very…
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Schools raise money for various clubs and activities by hosting fundraisers. These range from kids going door-to-door selling candy bars out of a box...to selling raffle tickets for prizes...to selling tickets for dinners catered…
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Manhattanhenge is a twice-yearly event when the street grid reaches 29 degrees off true East-West and aligns with the setting sun. It happens in late May and mid July, just before and after the summer solstice. Thousands of…
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Every first Friday of the month, my neighborhood has an art walk. Artists, booksellers, farmers, etc set up booths all throughout the neighborhood and you go from booth to booth, popping into the local coffee shops/bars along the…
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The small town of Rossville in Kansas has an annual festival dedicated to the farmers and their corn. There are multiple competitions from seeing who can grow the tallest corn stalk, who can eat a cob the fastest, and who can…
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