American and personal culture paragraphs

Erin Snyder
1st hr.
American Culture
American Culture is very diverse. There are many different types of different cultures that make up American culture. This is not to say that Americans don’t have their own culture though, because we do. One of the most prominent types of American culture is the American Folklore. Americans have many stories that we tell. These stories are written in books or just told by memory. Some of these stories include, Cinderella, Jack and the Beanstalk, and many other fairytale stories. Some songs that we sing to almost every child in America are also part of our culture. For example, almost every child around America knows “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star”, and “Old MacDonald’s Farm.” These are just a few of the many examples of folklore in American culture.

Irish Culture
My family is from Ireland. My grandmother’s great grandparents came from Ireland. They came to America on a boat when they were young. My mother’s side of the family is very Irish, because of this. Much of my culture though, has drifted away throughout the generations. Our family doesn’t really celebrate anything specifically Irish. My family does celebrate Christmas, by setting up a Christmas tree, and decorating the house with lights and Christmas decorations. On Christmas morning we also wake up to find presents under the tree, and our stockings that we hung the night before above the fireplace, filled with candy. We also celebrate Easter; we decorate eggs, and wake up on Easter morning to go find our hidden Easter eggs and Easter baskets full of candy. We celebrate these and a few other religious holidays just like many people from the Irish culture. Overall though. We are just like any other American family; we live by the American culture.