PBS American Portrait

The tradition I carry on is my favorite holiday, Mizzou Homecoming.

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I can't think of anything more purely American than getting your family and friends together in a parking lot, eating your weight in grilled meats, and drinking an obscene amount of light beer.

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Your final score... The tradition I carry on is my mom's love of baseball and the Chicago Cubs. When I was a small child, my dad spent a lot of time with me talking about his love of baseball. These two went to their first baseball games when they were five weeks old and six weeks old. I began my journey as a Raider fan because of my father, who was a lifetime Raider fan as well. I will always be a Raider fan in tribute to him for teaching me all the traditions and the honor and the history of being a Raider fan. And now that some of our kids now have children, we get to involve our grandkids into Raider games. The thing I love most is just going to the golf course and playing with my dad. Growing up as a kid, the main sport that all ages in the Spanish community played was basketball. You know, the tradition of just enjoying the game is something that I want to continue. My great-grandfather was an equestrian and also my dad, my uncles, my aunts. My family's been coming here for 50 years, three generations. I love gymnastics. And what I do is, I provide free and low-cost gymnastics for urban youth. The reason I do that is 'cause I was a gymnast, and we want to keep it going. Growing up in the Midwest small town of Red Wing, Minnesota, which happens to be the home of Riedell Skates, we come together through a love of skating, bond in the camaraderie and celebration of shared heritage. I'm part of the Mohawk tribe in the Haudenosaunee, and a tradition I carry on is the game of lacrosse. In my culture, the traditional name for it is dehuntshigwa'es. We still like to carry on the old traditions and really show the people the culture of our game. A tradition I keep is being a member of my high school marching band. It's a pretty old tradition. It actually goes back to 95 years ago in 1925. The Junior ROTC started marching down to our football field, and that was kind of the beginning of our marching band. Want to talk about the traditions that we have with the Arkansas Razorbacks? Arkansas Razorbacks. One of our favorites is the team walk. Hey. - Hey! The players come over and give us a really big hug. Nothing brings us more joy. Go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go! The tradition we carry on is...

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Being fans of the Green Bay Packers. We're always wearing our Packer apparel. And we've had Packer season tickets in the family since 1959. We've been playing football in this town for 124 years. This stadium is a special place. It's a symbol of hope. And it's the future.