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A candlelit Día de los Muertos altar decorated with marigolds, photographs, and sugar skulls.

Dia de los Muertos in the United States

February 28, 2026

American Seasonal Traditions·American Traditions & Beliefs

Candles flicker softly in the early November night as families gather around tables covered in marigolds, photographs, and favorite foods once enjoyed by loved ones. The air carries the scent of copal incense and warm pan dulce. In Mexican American communities across the United States, Día de los Muertos unfolds not as a somber mourning ritual but as a vibrant

Parchment-style illustration of Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox in snowy woods, American folktale.

Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox: An American Folktale that Teaches Lessons on Strength, Teamwork, and the Power of Legend

Long ago, in the rugged northern forests of America, where towering pines whispered to the wind and the snow stretched farther than

Parchment-style artwork of Davy Crockett firing into the sunrise on a frosty Tennessee hill, American folktale scene.

Davy Crockett and the Frozen Dawn: An American Folktale that Teaches Lessons on Boasting and Humor

In the early days of the American frontier, when the land stretched wild and untamed across Tennessee, there lived a man whose

A realistic painting of an American alligator resting on a muddy riverbank at dawn, surrounded by misty wetlands and tall grasses under soft golden light.

The American Alligator Legend

In the vast marshes and slow-moving rivers of the southern United States, where the air hangs heavy with mist and the reeds

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Dia de los Muertos in the United States

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Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox: An American Folktale that Teaches Lessons on Strength, Teamwork, and the Power of Legend

Davy Crockett and the Frozen Dawn: An American Folktale that Teaches Lessons on Boasting and Humor

The American Alligator Legend