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    The document summarizes aspects of culture and lifestyle for 5 main ethnic groups in American culture: Asian Americans, Hispanic Americans, Native Americans, African Americans, and European Americans. It discusses typical clothing, food, and holidays for each group. For example, it notes that Asian Americans may wear the peineta or gilet for clothing, enjoy foods like chipotle or tacos, and celebrate holidays such as Holy Thursday or Epiphany. It also provides examples of traditional soul food, clothing styles and patterns, and celebrated holidays for African Americans and various European American ethnicities.

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    The document summarizes aspects of culture and lifestyle for 5 main ethnic groups in American culture: Asian Americans, Hispanic Americans, Native Americans, African Americans, and European Americans. It discusses typical clothing, food, and holidays for each group. For example, it notes that Asian Americans may wear the peineta or gilet for clothing, enjoy foods like chipotle or tacos, and celebrate holidays such as Holy Thursday or Epiphany. It also provides examples of traditional soul food, clothing styles and patterns, and celebrated holidays for African Americans and various European American ethnicities.

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    American Culture and Lifestyle

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    The document summarizes aspects of culture and lifestyle for 5 main ethnic groups in American culture: Asian Americans, Hispanic Americans, Native Americans, African Americans, and European Americans. It discusses typical clothing, food, and holidays for each group. For example, it notes that Asian Americans may wear the peineta or gilet for clothing, enjoy foods like chipotle or tacos, and celebrate holidays such as Holy Thursday or Epiphany. It also provides examples of traditional soul food, clothing styles and patterns, and celebrated holidays for African Americans and various European American ethnicities.

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    American Culture and

    Lifestyle
    native
    5 main groups

    hispanic asian

    American

    european african
    ASIAN
    AMERICANS

    Culture and lifestyle


    Clothing
    Food
    Holidays
    NATIVE AMERICAN
    CLOTHING
    FOOD
    HOLIDAYS
    The Peineta
    CLOTHING

    The Gilet

    The Mantilla
    Chipotle
    FOOD

    Taco Bell
    Tequila
    Holy Thursday
    HOLIDAY

    Epiphany

    The Feast of Saint


    James
    African Americans
    A traditional soul food dinner

    collard greens
    FOOD

    fried okra

     macaroni and cheese


    fried chicken
    CLOTHING

    pattern
    HOLIDAY
    European – americans
    - Clothing -
    • females: simple long dresses
    with accessories, colors and
    patterns
    ●males are known to have
    some sort of skirt and long socks.
    European – americans
    - Clothing -
    IRELAND
    European – americans
    - Clothing -
    SWEDEN
    European – americans
    - Clothing -
    GERMANY
    European – americans FINLAND
    - Clothing -
    SCOTLAND
    European – americans
    - Food -
    • Throughout europe, table manners are much like those in the United States
    • Despite a few minor differences:
    Europeans eat using the CONTINENTAL STYLE

    American Style
    European – americans
    - Food -
    • Europeans tend to be more strict about table manners than Americans are
    Do not rest elbows on the table

    Never push food onto a fork with your finger.


    European – americans
    - Food -
    Haggis in Scotland 

    Crepes in France
    Pierogi in Poland

    Pizza in Italy 

    Palacinky in Czech Republic


    Banitsa in Bulgaria 
    European – americans
    - Holidays -
    Oktoberfest, Munich,
    Germany 

    Carnival of Venice, Venice,


    Italy.

    King’s Day, Netherlands

    St Patrick’s Day, Ireland

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