According to everyone on my Facebook feed, October 1 is the official first day of Oklahoma fall. Tis the season for pumpkin spice everything, Halloween pop-up shops, and sweating through your scarf because Oklahoma decides to go through five seasons of weather in a day. Oklahoma has a lot of traditions when it comes to celebrating the changing leaves. My traditions mostly revolve around switching from spiking my drinks with vodka to splashing them with bourbon. However, there are many other activities that are almost synonymous with fall in our state. Here is a list of the 10 best fall traditions in Oklahoma.
#10 Cultural Appropriation
Cultural appropriation is one of Oklahoma’s favorite traditions. Especially in October. Everyone is quick to claim that 1/16th Native American blood they inherited from a great-great-grandmother that probably doesn’t exist in order to convince themselves that they aren’t as racist as their slutty “native princess” Halloween costume makes them appear. Even though they are as racist as their slutty “native princess” Halloween costume makes them appear.
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