Culture facts!

Greece has one of the most beautiful islands in the world.

Greek civilisation was one of the mosta ancient.

And now I'm proud of being Greek !

The negatives in an other day

Do you mean holidays? Or festivals? I am American, I can help you out! What all do you want to know?

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April Fools Day- Is not a national holiday, but is still celebrated with pranks and hoaxes. My sister played a horrible April Fools joke on our mom this year- she had this powder that looked like cocaine and pretended to snort it

New Years- New Years celebrations start on December 31st. My family goes over to a friend's house with other families. The adult get drunk and start the New Year with a hangover, yay! While the teens and kids all play together. My family allows my sister and I to split a beer or two and have a little else to drink, because it's basically a family gathering. When the clock strikes midnight, some people shoot fireworks, but due to laws in the area in which we live, we just take pot and pans and bang them together. One of the most prominent New Year's celebrations in the country is the "ball drop" held in New York City's Times Square. In some places of the US, on New Year's Day, people go for a swim in the cold water of the ocean or a lake. This is called polar bear plunging, or just polar plunging. January 1st is also the traditional day for college American football games to start. There are parades and concerts on January 1st.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day- Is an American federal holiday. It is observed on the third Monday of January each year, which is around the time of King's birthday, January 15. Schools are closed, banks are closed, and it's a day off for everybody. MLK Jr. Day celebrated Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, a man who fought hard for civil equality in the United States. He was assassinated.

Saint Patrick's Day- Americans will celebrate anything if it means they can get drunk. is a cultural and religious holiday celebrated on 17 March. It is named after Saint Patrick the most commonly recognized of the patron saints of Ireland.My family is largely of Irish descent. St. Patrick's Day is also a day to show Irish pride for Irish-Americans. It isn't a federal holiday, there is still school. The tradition is to wear green, lest you get pinched! The Chicago River is dyed green in March 17th! It was a religious holiday, but now is celebrated by getting drunk and blaring Flogging Molly and Dropkick Murphys. My family also makes corn beef, mashed potatoes, and collard greens for St. Patty's Day dinner. Cities with large Irish/Irish-American populations have large celebrations.


Memorial Day- Is always celebrated the last Monday in May. It is also a "day off" for students and marks the start of tourist season. On Memorial Day the flag of the United States is raised briskly to the top of the staff and then solemnly lowered to the half-staff position, where it remains only until noon. It is then raised to full-staff for the remainder of the day. The half-staff position is to honor the memory of more than one million men and women who gave their lives in service of our country. At noon their memory is raised by the living, who resolve not to let their sacrifice be in vain, but to rise up in their stead and continue the fight for liberty and justice for all. The National Memorial Day Concert is held every year in Washington D.C. One of the longest-standing traditions is the running of the Indianapolis 500, an auto race which has been held in conjunction with Memorial Day since 1911. The race is held on the Sunday before Memorial Day- the day before. It is common to have Memorial Day barbecues. When I was a small child, we would travel to Florida, where my Navy veteran father and Marine veterans uncle and grandpa would cook burgers, hot dogs, and steaks on the grill. There are also parades.

Veterans' Day- Observed on Nov. 11. Also called Armistice Day. Major hostilities of World War I were formally ended at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, with the German signing of the Armistice. It is celebrated by thanking veterans, and often, barbecues.



Thanksgiving Day- Held on the fourth Thursday in November every year. It has been an annual tradition since 1863, when, during the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed a national day of "Thanksgiving and Praise to our beneficent Father who dwelleth in the Heavens", to be celebrated on Thursday, November 26 It is a federal holiday. There is a Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade in NYC, broadcast nation wide. Traditionally, families and friend gather together to give thanks and eat turkey, cranberries, ham, stuffing, and other foods depending on your family. for example, black-eyed peas, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, broccoli casserole- the list goes on and on.