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  2. Usos y costumbres - Wikipedia

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    Usos y costumbres ("customs and traditions"; literally, "uses and customs") is the indigenous customary law in Hispanic America. Since the era of Spanish colonialism, authorities have recognized local forms of rulership, self governance, and juridical practice, with varying degrees of acceptance and formality.

  3. Culture of the United States - Wikipedia

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    The culture of the United States encompasses various social behaviors, institutions, and norms in the United States, including forms of speech, literature, music, visual arts, performing arts, food, sports, religion, law, technology, as well as other customs, beliefs, and forms of knowledge.

  4. Legal culture - Wikipedia

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    The traditional focus between common law culture and civil law culture has been highlighted by court room procedure, whereby the former nurtures an adversarial environment and the latter an inquisitorial one. Indeed no system of court procedure can ever be purely adversarial or purely inquisitorial.

  5. 30 Christmas Traditions From Around the World - AOL

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    Beyond the familiar traditions like Santa Claus, a fir tree, caroling and gift-giving, a number of countries—including the U.S.—bring their own unique twists, both old and new, to the holiday.

  6. Traveling abroad? Respect customs, traditions. Don't ... - AOL

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    Respecting local laws is crucial for a safe and enjoyable trip. Avoid cultural insensitivity: Just as you expect others to respect your culture, be mindful of the cultures you encounter during ...

  7. Cultural policy of the United States - Wikipedia

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    The United States does not have a comprehensive federal language policy or an official national language.The status of a national language of the United States is a contentious political debate, and many bills establishing English as the official language of the United States have been sponsored in Congress, though none have been passed into law.

  8. Society of the United States - Wikipedia

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    A World Values Survey cultural world map, describing the United States as low in "Secular-Rational Values" and high in "Self-Expression Values". The society of the United States is based on Western culture, and has been developing since long before the United States became a country with its own unique social and cultural characteristics such as dialect, music, arts, social habits, cuisine ...

  9. 9 Christmas traditions in England that probably confuse ... - AOL

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    Today, however, Boxing Day is more about shopping (or returning gifts) and watching sports. In the UK, it can be bad luck to keep your decorations up for more than 12 days after Christmas Daniel ...