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Culture and Traditions
The United States is one of the most diverse countries in the world; from its geography to demographic composition, making it impossible to speak of a single feature in this geographic, racial, ethnic and cultural wealth scenario.
The flow of immigrants coming from the most distant regions of the planet and neighboring nations has been continuous and steady for 150 years.
For example, according to The 2000 Census, 11% of people living in the United States were born abroad, and 18% of households spoke in a language different from English.
Although most immigrants from Mexico is (almost 2 million or 25%), for 11% originating in the Caribbean, nearly 7% are from Hong Kong, Taiwan and mainland China, 5.8% are from South America, and the remaining 20% are split among different nations such as the Philippines, India and countries in Central America, Central Asia and the Middle East.
This mixture of races is complete with Native Americans, who constitute a majority of minorities, 35 million people or 13.5%, and african descent, with a presence of 34 million or 13.1%.
The diversity is also reflected in the geography and climate: from Alaska to the desert of Arizona, from Niagara Falls on the Canadian border to the beaches of California, from the cornfields of the "midwest" to the most cosmopolitan cities on the planet.
Every corner of the United States is unique, which is reflected in the customs of its inhabitants. It is a country with more local festivals and traditions that can be found anywhere in the world.
A common party across the country is the new year, celebrated on 1 January.
Other common celebrations are the Mother's Day, second Sunday in May, or Father's Day, the third Sunday of June.
On December 25 also celebrates Christmas.
If we look at the local festivals of the country, and own more personal, they start on the third Monday of January with a celebration in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. In the third Monday of February is celebrated in United States presidents' day, the day that remembers all that passed by the White House.
The most important festival, no doubt, of all that are celebrated in the United States is the 4th of July, Independence Day.
In September we celebrate Labor Day, more precisely on the first Monday of the month, while November 11 is the day of American war veterans, feast we celebrate after the traditional Halloween party to be held at night on October 31, where it is common to the famous phrase "trick or treat" to which children go from house to house asking for treats.
On the last Thursday of November Americans celebrate Thanksgiving day.