why is it important & describe them
2007-12-04 14:00:56 · 10 answers · asked by a n n i e<$$$$ 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
Thanksgiving, Fourth of July
2007-12-04 14:03:28 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thanksgiving Day: a national holiday, set by Abraham Lincoln, and everyone eats the same food...sharing a common cultural bond. Whether you are in Texas or Vermont, you are eating turkey that day. It is a common cultural experience that binds all the people.
You need some commanality....things we all share together.
Fourth of July Fireworks is another one. What kind of American doesn't like fireworks on the Fourth of July? It would be unheard of. Man, if it is Independence Day you have to light something off!
Labor Day picnics. It is the last weekend of summer, the official end of summer. Everybody has a picnic....and celebrates a day of rest to give thanks to the organized labor movement and the American working class. What kind of American doesn't eat hot dogs on Labor Day? Unheard of.
Santa Claus comes to the house on Christmas Eve. Okay, sure, it's a made up story...there really isn't a fat guy with a white beard in a red suit who comes down the chimney...but we Americans created that image, as well as all the songs that go with it, to give little kids something fun in their lives to look forward to, to give them a sense of magic. Santa Claus is known in different ways around the world, but the Americans have turned him into an industry!
2007-12-04 14:09:06 · answer #2 · answered by Digital Age 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Independence Day - celebrate what no other country has had
Thanksgiving - counting our many blessings God has given
Memorial Day - remembering the men and women who have
died that we might have have the freedom we now enjoy
Election Day - the opportunity to voice our opinions and prove that you can fool most of the people some of the time
Veteran's Day - honoring the men and women who have proudly served our country
My Birthday - ME - celebrating the fact that my name has not appeared in ANY obituary column in any newspaper in the nation!
2007-12-04 14:07:36 · answer #3 · answered by tom4bucs 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Friday night high school football is a big event in a lot of communities. I know it is where I live. The whole community shows up to support their team.
The Superbowl is likewise important, more important than the World Series, I think. Even if you don't watch football all year, most people tune in to see the championship game on Superbowl Sunday.
2007-12-04 14:06:02 · answer #4 · answered by Lydia H 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
"Racism", is a tradition that keeps growing.
"Pointing fingers" very traditional, and a tradition that extends to, even, other countries and cultures.
"Denial", mostly Republicon tradition.
"Arrogance", tradition which is practiced every single minute.
"Ignorance", about the world, and life. Tradition that is passed from generation to generation.
2007-12-04 14:08:04 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Pissing atheiest, muslims, and liberals off by saying Merry Christmas instead of Happy Holidays.
2007-12-04 14:04:54 · answer #6 · answered by SNCK 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
All I can think is Independance Day. It's our own special day that no one else shares. I don't like the thought of where thanksgiving comes from, cuz we took others freedoms back then.
2007-12-04 14:04:06 · answer #7 · answered by ugh192 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Freedom- It gives the people the right to say "I am free". They have the right to live comfortably with the constitution to protect those rights.
2007-12-04 14:03:48 · answer #8 · answered by raknerudz 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the usa has no traditions
vote me best answer and i promise not to terrorize you american traditions of blaming random middle eastern countries who have not done anything to the usa.
God bless america
i am not a terrorist
2007-12-04 14:06:08 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
4th of July! :D
2007-12-04 14:06:39 · answer #10 · answered by annswers 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋