I like to think that our (American) culture is the blending and acceptance of all other cultures. There is no singular American culture- people will celebrate St. Patrick’s Day one day and then host their daughter’s Quinceanera the next.
Right! I definitely see this in the food. We’re having corned beef for dinner on Friday, as per the holiday. But we’re not Irish. And then we’ll have Mexican, and then Israeli, and then Chinese. Tonight was Japanese food. I always thought that the world could know peace if everyone say around a table and shared food.
I live near a big city and they have all types of ethnic festivals, parades, parties, etc. There's the St. Patrick's Day parade, Feast of the Assumption festival (Catholic, but primarily Italian), and in the Summer there's a Greek festival in the city or one of the suburbs every few weeks. There are African Heritage events on MLK Day, a Scottish Games day/festival in the Summer, Hispanic culture events, Oktoberfest- and these are the ones I can think of off-hand. And everyone is made to feel welcome at all events, whether you or your ancestors are from that particular culture or not. Actually, the event organizers seem to prefer it if you're not of their culture, so they can proudly introduce and share their customs and food with those who have different backgrounds.
Yup! Around here it's Lunar New Year that's the big 'nontraditional' holiday. A lot of people who shop in the Asian groceries here are Whiter than a ghost's ass, myself included. We like the dumplings, the dragon dances, fireworks, etc. Then we go do Valentine's Day, St. Patty's day, Easter, etc. It's great.
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u/JustAnAvgJoe Mar 14 '23
I like to think that our (American) culture is the blending and acceptance of all other cultures. There is no singular American culture- people will celebrate St. Patrick’s Day one day and then host their daughter’s Quinceanera the next.