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 77 of 159Moments from members' own lives: family traditions, favourite places, hobbies and memories, some from other countries they love.
I really like making things with clay. I especially like making earrings and necklace charms. It allows me to express myself easier when there’s nothing else to use. Sometimes my ideas are too unique to shop for.
Shared by doodlechips
Located at Eastern Illinois University. The first all girls dorm in the state, this hall is also supposedly haunted by the first matron, who can sometimes be heard playing a piano on the inaccessible forth floor.
Shared by BeeMarie
Festival to celebrate yearly peach harvest in Hurricane, Utah. Local vendors, craftors, and food trucks set up booths to let people know they exist. There is a parade that many local organizations have floats in.
Shared by Jordyyyyyyn
Whenever I need to connect to the universe and release stagnant energy, I drop everything and go to the lake no matter the time or day. Especially late at night, it feels like it’s just me and the water talking.
Shared by bezzabean
Every weekend when my friend and I hangout we make it a habit to go watch the sunset and catch up about anything. During school or after school we are all busy and live separate lives so we make time to catch up.
Shared by Lily300
My entire family, like my grandparents cousins etc, make this entire tradition polish dinner the night of Christmas Eve and before dinner we break this wafer while saying wishes and our thankfulness for eachother
Shared by samcraftny
Me and my family love to explore the world! We’ve gone to Death Valley, the lowest elevation in the world! We’ve been to France, Les Deux Plateaux, the Sistine chapel, and so on. There are countless adventures!!!
Shared by CloverF
since i was a little girl my family and i have enjoyed spending weekends walking around a local lake feeding ducks, sometimes biking, and overall just catching up. i won't ever forget this time spent with them!
Shared by sydd.436
Outdoor flea markets are wonderful events/places where people sell and purchase valuable goods. I've been going to flea markets since I was young with family, and would often purchase a Churro and horchata. Yum!
Shared by flutterbre
Whenever I visit my hometown, I order from the best restaurant in town and eat in the hotel room with my mom! It’s our cute little tradition since we moved away from home, we have to get it anytime we come back!
Shared by eisforenjoy
I drove home through a rainstorm the other week and arrived just at sunset to discover the storm behind me and the sun before me were creating this epic double rainbow from my front yard. Not such a common view.
Shared by Angelia85
I took my daughter to her first big concert... our FAVORITE artist, Ed Sheeran!! We were both in tears, the majority of the performance. One of thee greatest experiences of my life, getting to see her so happy!!
Shared by mustardtigress87
We have a church in my city the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis. It is a big church like the ones in France and Italy. I am à Christian so i like to practice my faith there. This medallion I got at the church
Shared by Lizzieiscool
Every Christmas, somebody hides a pickle-shaped ornament in the family Christmas tree. After the pickle has been hidden, people race to find it, and whoever finds the pickle first gets to open the first present!
Shared by heidiblooms
I watch anime during my free time weekly. I don’t really have any favorites genres. I’m also constantly watching it on the weekends to avoid homework. I also read manga and listen to anime soundtracks as well (:
Shared by mccat_18
Ricketts Glen State Park is a fabulous hike and there are endless waterfalls.. so beautiful, especially in the autumn:) I love to go with my family and friends. There are also cabins you can rent for the night.
Shared by Chicory Flower
A beautiful, local antiques shop that my friends and I frequent often! It is a beautiful store full of furniture, decor, and trinkets. They also partner with a bakery to sell fresh bread a cookies every Friday!
Shared by TeddyBoi
A great place to go for those on the more nerdy side, fun to attend with friends and meet new people with similar interests, cosplay, and meet voice actors from your favorite things. So much to do in a weekend!
Shared by EnigmaticBookworm
I love going to sports games and rooting for my time. Whether its for my school or professional, going to see these games is a fun activity with friends and family. I also love watching the marching bands play.
Shared by cbun
one of my all time favorite things to do ! :) I like both being at the barricades even when it hurts because your ribs are being crushed and crowd surfers go over your head, and enjoying the music from afar :)
Shared by nora joelli
Most Friday and Saturday nights, the majority of the student body attends hockey games and all stand outside for around 4 hours waiting in line to get good seats, even in the middle of the winter in the North!
Shared by lemonshark66
Although New Orleans and that area typically celebrates Mardi Gras, my town also does it. It’s a parade and big celebration with music and a lot of revelry, and people throwing beads off floats into the crowd.
Shared by GinMo
A state fair is an annual competitive and recreational gathering of a U.S. state's population, usually held in late summer or early fall. Also with tons of food, games and rides for the whole family to enjoy!
Shared by Panden
Every year the graduating high school class goes together to the beach at 5am the morning after graduation to watch the sunrise. This year I got to go with all my friends and play volleyball and swim together!
Shared by Mahree4
Sampling food from different Asian cultures!! There were Thai, Viet, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, and Filipino booths! Also, there was a lot of cultural dances and celebrations since it was for Lunar New Year :)
Shared by E1Ving
In some countries like America, guide dogs are used to help both the blind and visually impaired. While he is retired now, my guide dog helped me so much for many years. Do you have guide dogs in your country?
Shared by HalfBlindDwarf
I have been dancing for 10 years now going on 11 years. I have done tap and jazz for 5 years, pointe for 3 years, hip hop for 3years and now going on 4 years, and ballet for 10 years and now going on 11 years.
Shared by Cowgirl16
On my moms side, our family came here from Poland. So, every Christmas Eve we have a polish dinner. We make pirogi and Chruscki (cruise- cheek - ee). I really like making them, almost as much as eating them!!!
Shared by ariana01
Funko Pops are figurines made of plastic. They have all sorts of different funko pops of characters from TV shows anime music movies and more. I like to collect funko pops from my favorite movies and tv shows.
Shared by Viv:)
I enjoy taking my dog out for a run, and when I do, she becomes very tired. I have to feed my dog, and take her out to potty ?. I also enjoy bringing her to the park! It’s also fun to take nice photos of her.
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