Cultura Inglesa

Some Topics of the

Culture of the United States

Felipe de Jesús Rivera Viezcas

 Religious Statistics for the
United States
 Christian: (78.5%)
◦ Protestant (51.3%)
◦ Roman Catholic (23.9%)
◦ Mormon (1.7%)
◦ other Christian (1.6%)
 Unaffiliated (12.1%)
 None (4%)
 Other or unspecified
(2.5%)
 Jewish (1.7%)
 Buddhist (0.7%)
 Muslim (0.6%)
 National Holidays
Date Official Name
January 1 New Year's Day
Third Monday in January Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.,
Third Monday in February Washington's Birthday
Last Monday in May Memorial Day
July 4 Independence Day
First Monday in September Labor Day
Second Monday in October Columbus Day
November 11 Veterans Day
Fourth Thursday in November Thanksgiving Day
December 25 Christmas
 Cuisine
 Wheat is the primary cereal grain.
 Traditional American cuisine uses
ingredients such as turkey,
white-tailed deer venison,
potatoes, sweet potatoes, corn,
squash, and maple syrup.
 Slow-cooked pork and beef
barbecue, crab cakes,
potato chips, and
chocolate chip cookies are
distinctively American styles.
 American dishes such as
apple pie, fried chicken, pizza,
French fries, hamburgers, and
hot dogs are popular.
 Orange juice and milk (now often
fat-reduced) are the breakfast
Sports
 American football, is widely
considered to be the most
popular sport in the United
States.
 Basketball is widely enjoyed
by American youth and is
considered by many to be
the third most popular
sport in the United States.
 Baseball is the oldest of the
major American
teamsports.
 Bowling is a popular
pastime for Americans of all
ages.
 Most Americans recognize a
fourth major sport -
 Popular Culture
 American popular culture has
expressed itself through nearly
every medium, including movies,
music, and sports.
 Mickey Mouse, Barbie, Elvis Presley
, Madonna, Aerosmith, Babe Ruth,
jazz, Rap & Hip Hop, Beyonce,
The Simpsons, Michael Jackson,
Superman, SpongeBob SquarePants
, Marilyn Monroe, Michael Jordan,
Indiana Jones, Sesame Street.
These names, genres, and phrases
have joined more tangible
American products in spreading
across the globe.
Fashion

 The country was home

to the headquarters of
many leading
designer labels such as
Ralph Lauren and
Calvin Klein. Labels
such as
Abercrombie & Fitch,
Aeropostale, Blue jeans
by Levi Strauss,
American Eagle and
Fin
Hollister.