The majority of people in the United States and Canada trace their ancestry to Europe.
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Saying the people in the US have a "common American heritage" is a broad brush way of saying that they have a very large history and culture in common. When looked at closely, some people will agree with this and some will disagree.
I think it helps us learn about how other people celebrate
The word heritage is a noun; a singular, common, abstract noun. A heritage is things or qualities received from those who came before us (note: the physical things are not the heritage, the process that things come to us is the heritage).
Hispanic Heritage Month celebrates the diverse backrounds and cultures of Americans who have traced their heritage to multiple different countries.
As with most English people (which originally created the US) the religion of the US in 1785 ,as it now, is predominatly Protestant Christian. I am not sure if it was made the state religion. This may sound weird for many Americans in the South-West USA (like California and Texas) because most people there are Catholic Christian (because of the Latin American Heritage majority).
heritage
Heritage is significant for us as it represents us, our family, or our country. It is important as without it everyone would be exactly the same, and as heritage also passes on some aspects of culture, without it there would be no cultural diversity