An Annual celebration held each year on July 4, 1776, the date the Declaration of Independence was signed by Thomas Jefferson, assisted by John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman and Robert Livingston, all members of the Continental Congress, An Independence Day Party is a holiday dedicated to celebrating our most basic inalienable rights. Every year, Americans don the red white and blue colors that are symbolic of the United States of America. We wave flags, we picnic, and we watch fireworks when the sun goes down and the night time sky lights up with flashes of light symbolic of the bombs bursting in air of which Frances Scott Key wrote in our National Anthem, "The Star Spangled Banner".
This year, with the war seeming to go on forever, and such controversy over America's continuing involvement in that war, take time to show that, no matter what your stance on the war, you support your country and the men and women who go when their country says "go" by tying yellow ribbons around trees, car antennas, tail gates, or door handles. Consider wearing a black armband for those who have lost their life in the conflict. Take one more step to show your support by inviting a military family or those who have family members in the military to your home to be a part of your
4th of July holiday celebration.
Of course donning the standard issue red, white, and blue colors and waving little flags is a great way to show your support, but it is also important to do things to make sure your children understand the importance of things like the declaration of Independence, and the freedoms spelled out in our constitution. You can really feel great if you include recitations such as:
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."
And be certain your guests know from what document that quote was taken. |
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