If you think Independence Day is America's defining holiday, think again. Thanksgiving deserves that title, hands-down.
Thanksgiving was nothing more than a pilgrim-created obstacle in the way of Christmas; a dead bird in the street that forced a brief detour.
I love the holidays on 'The Middle' because I feel like I'm getting that very traditional American holiday experience that I never had growing up.
It's so warm now, and Thanksgiving came so early - is it just me, or does it not really feel like Ramadan?
Can we drop the pretense of Presidents Day and just call it I needed a long weekend because Valentines Day is garbage
After living in the United States for over 10 years, here is what I have learned about the Fourth of July: it is more of a barbecuing holiday than anything else.
Halloween is bigger than Christmas in America. I've experienced it in New York, Los Angeles and Washington D.C., and if you're in the right neighbourhood, every house is decorated with spooky ghosts, spider webs, and jack-o-lanterns.
Americans have much less holiday, so for them, four or five days away is like a mini vacation, but for us, it's just a long weekend. In Europe, one takes time off more casually.
I'm not from the States, so Thanksgiving, for me, was never a huge tradition.
