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  2. List of festivals in the United States - Wikipedia

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    This is an incomplete list of festivals in the United States with articles on Wikipedia, as well as lists of other festival lists, by geographic location. This list includes festivals of diverse types, among them regional festivals, commerce festivals, fairs, food festivals, arts festivals, religious festivals, folk festivals, and recurring festivals on holidays.

  3. Culture of the United States - Wikipedia

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    The United States also developed the Global Positioning System, which is the world's pre-eminent satellite navigation system. [150] U.S. astronaut Buzz Aldrin saluting the flag on the Moon during the 1969 Apollo 11 mission. The United States is the only country that has sent crewed missions to the lunar surface.

  4. Category:American traditions - Wikipedia

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    Traditions of the United States, beliefs or behaviors passed down within a group or society with symbolic meaning or special significance with origins in the past. Subcategories This category has the following 6 subcategories, out of 6 total.

  5. Folk festivals in the United States - Wikipedia

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    For example, more than 60,000 people attended the AppleJcak Music Festival held in the United States to celebrate Apple’s harvest. Cider donuts, candy apples and apple pies have become the most popular food on the festival. In addition, the band parade and baking competitions as well as children's play facilities have become the most popular ...

  6. Folklore of the United States - Wikipedia

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    Johnny Appleseed is remembered in American popular culture by his traveling song or Swedenborgian hymn ("The Lord is good to me..."). Daniel Boone (November 2, 1734 [O.S. October 22] – September 26, 1820) was an American pioneer, explorer, and frontiersman whose frontier exploits made him one of the first folk heroes of the United States.

  7. Category:American folk culture - Wikipedia

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    About Wikipedia; Contact us; Contribute ... Articles relating to folk culture in the United States. Cultural traditions not deriving from popular culture or academia. [1

  8. Category:American folklore - Wikipedia

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    These include oral traditions such as tales, proverbs and jokes. They include material culture , ranging from traditional building styles to handmade toys common to the group. For the traditional folklore of the Native American peoples, see Category:Mythologies of the indigenous peoples of North America .

  9. Category:Culture of the United States - Wikipedia

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    Articles related to the culture of the United States.It is primarily of Western origin, but is influenced by a multicultural ethos that includes African, Native American, Asian, Pacific Island, and Latin American people and their cultures.