Posted in West Virginia
March 02, 2016
Here Are 11 Crazy Traditions You’ll Totally Get If You’re From West Virginia
There’s no place like West Virginia. We have a lot of unique traditions here that you might not understand if you’re not from here. Here are some of them:
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This is more common among the really small West Virginia towns. It's partly because you're more likely to know where the county is than the town.
Depending on where you live in the state, you might make annual trips to one of these two amusement parks.
West Virginia has a lot of wild ginseng, an herb thought to have medicinal benefits.
Definitely one of the best parts of fall in the Mountain State.
There are lots of deer hunters in West Virginia. School is usually out so it's a great time to go.
They're smelly but they're good.
We're friendly people who often nod or wave to people we pass on the street, even those we don't know.
We have a lot of talented musicians and a long tradition of music.
We may not have an ocean beach in West Virginia, but we basically claimed Myrtle Beach for our own, it seems.
They started in West Virginia coal mines, and they're still a favorite today.
Do people in other states love their homes enough to make their birthdays an actual holiday? We can't help it, we love it.
How many of these are you familiar with? What’s your favorite West Virginia tradition?
