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.
4,770 keepsakes from USA (1,387 traditions and culture, 3,383 personal) · page 5 of 159
Lookout Mountain stands more than 7,300 feet above Golden, just west of downtown. Once you reach the top, you’ll find clear views of the Rocky Mountains, the city of Denver in the distance, and the sweeping landscape in between…
Shared by Gh0stG1rl
Yes, NYC is the city that never sleeps. Heck, it’s active during the day and even more active at night (but I’m too African to be doing nighttime activities). Last year, I was in NYC, and we did so much! We went to various…
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On my first week back from my first year of college I attended the Cinco de Mayo Parade in my home town. It literally just a bunch of cars and trailers showing off either themselves or a small business from my home town. It felt…
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Mardi Gras is a joyful celebration filled with music, parades, and bright colors. The name means “Fat Tuesday” in French and marks a final day of festivity before Lent. People wear costumes and masks while floats roll by, tossing…
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Navajo Nation Fair is a celebration every yeat in October for harvest season. During the fair there is a parade with floats that people in the community decoration, candy and other goodies being given out, small performances…
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While Mardi Gras is traditionally a religious celebration, it has evolved over the years. It now includes two weeks of large parades every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday and an entire day of parades on Fat Tuesday, or Mardi Gras…
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One of the big traditions we have as Latinos is when a girl turns 15. when a girl turns 15 we have this huge extravagant party, showing the little girl turning into a young woman. I was lucky that was able to experience this…
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We enjoy spending time doing a little container gardening and feeding the birds, the squirrels help themselves. The Summer is hot and muggy but Spring and Fall are more enjoyable. Fall is my favorite time of year and occasionally…
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Some things are simply synonymous with the holidays — pumpkin pie, peppermint mochas, gingerbread houses, and of course, the City of Chandler’s Annual Tumbleweed Tree Lighting and Parade of Lights. Every December, Mayor and City…
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In Detroit, there is my favorite bookstore. John K. King Books. It is in a old glove factory that was moved from a different part of the city and turned into a used and rare book store in the 1960s. It is is estimated that there…
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I'm originally from The Thousand Islands, which are about 1800 islands in the St Lawrence River near Lake Ontario. This is the smallest inhabited island and Boldt Castle. Boldt Castle was built in the late 19th century by the…
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Ever since I was a little girl, as far back as I can remember, the Cranberry Festival was just as good as Christmas! I would volunteer at the official Cranberry Festival Booth with my mother, I would join the Parade with my Girl…
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The Keeper of the Plains is a monumental 44-foot steel sculpture located at the confluence of the Arkansas and Little Arkansas Rivers in Wichita, Kansas. Created by Native American artist Blackbear Bosin in 1974, the sculpture…
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Mardi Gras is a time old honored tradition here in Louisiana! It is also slightly celebrated in Alabama, but for the authentic experience of Mardi Gras, alsways turn to Louisiana. It is a holiday in Louisiana that happens every…
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First Friday was a festival held every first Friday of the month in the Art District of Las Vegas. (Of course everything is out on hold until COVID-19 is gone.) It was opportunity for artists of all ranks and styles and display…
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The towns around me were I live have a tradition of having festivals centered around and celebrating different types of flora and fauna. My own town had a festival called dogwood fest. It is is celebration of the blooming of the…
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In my region, hunting is a common activity. My brothers love hunting, especially deer. There is actually something called "deer season"...this is when it is legal to hunt deer. This activity actually keeps the deer population to…
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A day at the ballpark is more than just America’s pastime. Baseball is a fun, entertaining sport, contrary to popular belief. However, baseball is more than just the game. Whether it’s little league, a high school team, or the…
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This is an annual event that typically happens in late April. Different craft vendors as well as food vendors set up their booths on our town green ( which is essentially a large grassy area that is in the middle of my town ). I…
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This bridge, opened in 1957, spans "the Straits of Mackinac" and is 5 miles (8 km) long. It connects the lower and upper peninsulas of Michigan, USA. Lake Michigan is to the west, and Lake Huron is to the west; the bridge itself…
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Nights of Lights is an award-winning annual holiday light display that covers 20 blocks of St. Augustine's historic downtown district in over three million white lights. It is a long-standing Florida tradition where the city's…
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Long Island is a very strange place. A prime example is the Big Duck. Located in the small town of Flanders, it is, as you can see, a twenty-foot (6.096 meters) tall building shaped like a mallard. It was built in 1931 by, you…
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I’m white and my family isn’t religious, so I don’t have much culture or tradition, but Christmas is something we do every year and my family goes all out for it. Christmas is a time that my family and I spend a lot of time…
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Lake Clementine is a beautiful river (though it’s called a lake) in Auburn California and it is a special place to me. I have been going here for over 5 years with my cousins and friends and it is the best place to go swimming…
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Florida is home to the oldest continuously occupied settlement in the United States. Founded by the Spanish 459 years ago, St. Augustine, Florida is the oldest city in America, and the famous fort, The Castillo de San Marcos…
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Every time someone in my immediate family accomplishes an academic achievement we all celebrated in their honor with a big party and then a celebratory trip to a place of their choosing. Two years ago it was Los Angeles…
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I can drive 2 hours north to get to the White Mountains in the State of New Hampshire, USA. I used to hike a lot when I was in better shape. This time I hiked up Mt. Adams: Pic 1) The trail is very steep and difficult to climb…
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Every friday for the past 19 years a big group of my family friends get together to share a meal, worship, pray, and enjoy each others presence. These are the people I have been raised with and we do everything together. We go on…
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The Christmas markets in Prague are some of my favorite events throughout December. Really brings in the Xmas spirit ! Walking around on a cold December evening after a hards day work, bundled up in warm sweaters, enjoying warm…
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I love the ocean, the waves that the Moon gives us,, the tides and special tides, like neap tides (this is an extraordinary low tide that exposes much more of the sea floor. It happens about once or twice per year. I find the…
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