Turkey or Pinata?
A culture is a lifestyle that is passed from one generation to another. People all over the world have different cultures, beliefs, and views. And most of them carry their culture wherever they go. That is why we see all kinds of people wherever we are.
America has a very extensive variety of cultures because of the huge number of immigrants that come here looking for job opportunities, better quality of life, to escape social or religious oppressions, or because of no reason at all. These are why we can see the variety of cultures all over America that classify this country as a free and liberated country.
In my classroom, we have a great variety of people with different cultures. One of them is David. He is from St. Louis, Missouri. His ancestors were from Italy like mine were, on my father's side. My ancestors on my mom's side come from Spain. So we have many things in common and a lot of things that are totally different.
At Christmas, he has a family gathering. They have dinner the 25th of December and exchange gifts. Their usual plates are ham, gravy, turkey, and smashed potatoes. After dinner, they drive to a presentation of great light show which, by the way, he likes very much. My family, on the contrary, gathers the 24th of December at my grandmother's house in Mexicali, Baja California. And when I say my family, I mean my whole family: cousins, uncles, aunts, and sometimes some special guests. That day we exchange gifts and have the same plates as his family does. This is because we are very influenced by the American culture because of where we live. After we exchange gifts, we all go out and hit a piñata full of candy, which is a Mexican symbol. After that, all the children follow my youngest uncle to light some firecrackers. So as we can see, we have many things in common.
At Thanksgiving, David's family gathers in San Diego to have turkey. He does not cele...