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Seasonal traditions across America that celebrate an aspect of their community’s history, heritage or claim to fame.
Ray Sorensen stands by the granite boulder near Menlo, Iowa, that he paints each May to honor U.S. military veterans.Linda Neeley (center) and a boatload of her family members raft the Yellowstone River in Montana. The Yellowstone rises in northwestern Wyoming, flows 692 miles and is the longest undammed river in the contiguous United States.tree-climbingchinese-new-year-float
The inaugural Freedom Rock mural in 1999 depicted U.S. Marines raising the U.S. flag at Iwo Jima.

Photos: Freedom Rock Through the Years

Iowa artist Ray Sorensen paints Memorial Day tributes to military

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How to Fly a Kite

Three tips for the perfect kite-flying outing

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What Are the Colors of Mardi Gras?

Learn the history behind the purple, green and gold colors of Mardi Gras

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When Is Mardi Gras?

Learn how the date is set and why it moves each year

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Valentine’s Day Trivia

Interesting facts about the romantic holiday celebrated with candy, cards, flowers and marriage

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When Is Earth Day?

Learn how the date is set and the history of this environmental holiday

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When Is Mother’s Day?

Learn the date and origin of the holiday honoring mothers

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When Is Father’s Day?

Learn the date and origin of the holiday honoring fathers

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How New Orleans Became a Football City {VIDEO}

Meet Dave Dixon, the man behind the Louisiana Superdome

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Meet the Super Bowl Groundskeepers

How the turf titans of sports prep the field for the world's biggest game

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Winter swimmers take the plunge at Coney Island Beach in Brooklyn, N.Y.

Coney Island Polar Bear Club

America’s oldest winter swim club hosts one of the nation’s oldest organized New Year’s Day plunges

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