Traditions of New York City
17 traditions tied to New York City.
🇺🇸 Philadelphia, United States and 1 moreIndependence Day
The United States' national day of parades, barbecues and fireworks, kept each July 4Ceremony
🇺🇸 Washington, United StatesState of the Union address
The US president's yearly report to Congress and the nation, given in the House chamberCeremony
🇺🇸 United StatesLabor Day
A national American holiday honouring the working class with parades and picnicsCeremony
🇨🇦 Canada and 5 moreTartan DayLà an Tartain
An annual celebration of Scottish culture, clan tartans, and diaspora heritageFestival
🇺🇸 United States and 5 moreColumbus Day
An annual autumn holiday marking the 1492 arrival of Christopher Columbus in the AmericasCeremony
🇺🇸 New York City, United StatesTimes Square Ball
A ball of light slides down a pole in Times Square to mark the start of the new yearFestival
🇺🇸 Chicago, United States and 5 moreLabour Day
A day honouring workers, kept on 1 May in most countries and on other dates elsewhereFestival
🇵🇰 Islamabad, Pakistan and 1 morePakistan Dayیومِ پاکستان
Pakistan's national day on 23 March: the 1940 Lahore Resolution and the 1956 constitutionCeremony
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- State of the Union address: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, source
- Labor Day: Author not known, but more than 100 years old, Image edited, Public domain, source
- Tartan Day: daniel2177, CC BY 2.0, source
- Columbus Day: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Independence Day: John Trumbull, Public domain, source
- Times Square Ball: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, source
- Pakistan Day: Imniazi001, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Labour Day: C.Stadler/Bwag, CC BY-SA 4.0, source