Sutton has many traditions that are shared as a community. With many of the inhabitants of Sutton being decedents of original settlers, and the town (although rural) has been connected to big cities, It has made Sutton very unique. Many of the reasons for celebration in Sutton are very mainstream in american culture, such as, Thanks giving, Christmas, Easter, and the 4th of July. However, because many families have lived in Sutton for a very long time, Sutton's way of celebrating is very unique and can be traced back to the founding of the town. During the holidays Sutton Dresses up in lights and is blanketed in snow. The town puts on a festival called the Chain of lights. Old style trolleys drive people around to businesses suited up for the holidays. Many of the stops are to historical buildings. All along the way Christmas music is playing. This Christmas music is very mainstream holiday music, but the event itself is a very old tradition an most likely at one point had local musicians playing at it. On the day of the Chain of lights everyone in town as well as surrounding towns enjoy the festivities of this quiet little town. Many residents of Sutton Also attend church where church hymms are sung. Again this is not unique to Sutton however the town has a long and rich history with churches and church songs, as many settlers kept their religions from back home and sang the same church songs. Another major celebration in Sutton is the 4th of July. Because of the towns deep connection with the past, most residents are very patriotic showing off their pride by lighting fireworks blasting patriotic songs and even dressing up their boats as parade floats and joining the boat parade. These songs of patriotism are often modern day recordings of very old songs about America, often dating back to before the colonies got their Independence. The reason I include this is again, how the town responds to these holidays. Documented parades and brass instruments playing the songs of American patriotism date back to the early 19th century.