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 57 of 159Moments from members' own lives: family traditions, favourite places, hobbies and memories, some from other countries they love.
Christmas is our absolute favorite time of the year. Everyone in our family gets to have vacation for 2 weeks from work and school. Some of our favorite traditions during this holiday include visiting a nativity, participating in…
Shared by TheUltimateFamily
Every Friday night is reserved for my friends, whom I met at a concert in November and have now become a sort of safe place for me :D We always do something different, for example the first time we hung out we went to a fair, and…
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doing tarot card readings for my friends or for myself is fun. idc if you don’t believe in it it’s helped me a lot when it comes to understanding stuff that isn’t helping or that is. it’s all about your intention the cards don’t…
Shared by out of ur league!!
In my family’s Christmas tradition, which is a very secular Christmas, our tree topper is a plastic Godzilla. We decorate the tree with various ornaments collected over the years, primarily in my childhood, including several…
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Bluebonnets are the State Flower of Texas. We consider bluebonnets, a native wildflower in TX, to be the universal sign of Texas spring season! It is common for people to take photos in the Bluebonnet beds that can be found…
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In my home town of Vacaville, there is an abundance of cows! There are many cattle ranches surrounding my town, giving "Vaca"-ville the nickname "cow town"! Although the original naming of Vacaville was from a misspelling of an…
Shared by Logan Milcarek
My hometown is kind of a very beautiful place especially in architecture. Nanjing, best place ever to me.. The city have a huge high speed railway station - one of the biggest in the world. We also have the 19th tallest building…
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University of South Carolina. This is the sports team for the university I just graduated from! I love sports, but this type of football is uniquely American. The gamecocks aren’t very good, but going to watch them play is fun…
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This was a day my school’s girlsbuild club (a school club of women interested in S.T.E.M: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math.) got to go see the Barbie movie at the movie theater located in LACMA. I loved it! It was lots…
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My family and I built and painted this little free library to put in our front yard. It is a free book exchange for anyone to take a book - or leave a book. It is registered as part of the littlefreelibrary.org network. We built…
Shared by greatdanelea
I have a very larger flower garden with many trees and flowers. My favorite has always been the bearded iris. They bloom in the spring and it fills me with joy to see the colors come after a long winter. They are a shot lived…
Shared by Becoming New
International Female Ride Day is a global, annual event held on the first Saturday of May that encourages women worldwide to ride motorcycles, scooters, and other powersports vehicles. Created by Vicki Gray in 2007, its purpose…
Shared by Parallax
I was born in the US but both of my parents are from Mexico. I grew up with having fairly equal amounts of both the American life and Mexican. I visit my parents county every year and celebrate many things. Here in the US it’s…
Shared by Katherine <3
We have an event called June Jaunt and this year 2022 was the 150th year of our towns founding which was held during our annual June Jaunt there was food, vendors, music and events that our police and firemen it was fun we even…
Shared by CreativeArtist86
One of the biggest keepsakes I have is a small, yet personal, collection of old military items and memorabilia. The biggest item in that collection is a photo of my Great-Grandfather during his service in WW1, as well as one of…
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Juneteenth is a time for our family to come together, reflect on our history, and celebrate how far we’ve come. We gather for a big meal, share stories about our ancestors and family roots, listen to music, and spend time with…
Shared by EllesWorld
Although I'm not fully Korean, Korean food has been a core memory of my childhood and really the only thing that connects me to my culture, My grandma would make Kimchi w/ white rice and Bulgogi a lot when I was little. I don't…
Shared by Rosethorn
In my country, attending church is something I feel is taken for granted. Many countries worldwide can't attend a Church to learn about Christ because there are laws in place to prevent people from attending. While attending…
Shared by JustCal42Day
Lake Eola Park is a park with a man made lake in the middle of it. A lot of people come by here to take pictures of animals such as ducks and swans, and others come here to walk their dogs. Every Thursday there’s an event that…
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This a picture of me at one of our football games from when I was in high school. On the left is my Spanish foreign exchange student friend of mine Jon! Football games at high schools are always filled with school spirit and good…
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I think Mexican food in the USA is usually spoken about in context of cities (LA, NYC, Miami, Houston). What does it look like in smaller towns? In the southern state of SC, this is what Mexican food means to me. Small…
Shared by wanderingwaters
I play club soccer, which is very competitive and they like to travel a lot. Every year we had an international trip where we go to a different country and play against a bunch of different countries teams that are my age. The…
Shared by Katbergs
Nestled between Massanutten Mountain and Shenandoah National Park, Elkton is a crossroads for progress and small town living, steeped in history as the first permanent settlement west of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Elkton is…
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Me and my mom went to the local aquarium. Since I live in a rural area, it's about a 30–40-minute ride there. We looked at the fish, there's a puffer fish there that is THE CUTEST if I had the money for a saltwater tank that baby…
Shared by Kurei
I love thrifting!! There are quite a few thrift stores near where i live, and it’s hard to pass down a good yard sale!! I like to look for clothes, things to put on my wall, and cool things to craft or DIY with :)) i try to buy…
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The mending of clothes is very special to me and to many people I love. It means a garment you love gets to live longer, to serve you more. Each mend carries a memory and makes the piece more unique. There is a very present…
Shared by serotonin_obsessed_2173
A rambling we will go… walks in the countryside, or by the sea. Being surrounded by nature, bathing in the sounds and sights. There’s nothing better than walking by a rolling river, watching it rippling over rocks and sunlight…
Shared by Ali Murphy
Usually every Christmas or birthday (I have a lot of family so we have a lot of birthday party’s) we all get together and have a party what we do is pray for however the birthday girl/boy. Then we play some cumbias witch is a…
Shared by Fr0g
December every year, (11 December 2022 this year,) is World Wide Candle Lighting bringing together those of childloss. I participate in lighting a candle every year on the set date at 7pm. It unites me in solidarity with other…
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