Wednesday Medley ~ Independence Day

Found another fun meme to partake in. Head on over to Your Friend From Florida..... for other participants. Here is a medley of questions you may choose to answer on your Wednesday blog. There aren't any rules and there is no obligation. Link up if you want to. I'm doing this to fill my Wednesday and if you are interested, then I invite you to join in!! It might be fun!!

Everything below this line was copied from the National Calendar site.

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INDEPENDENCE DAY

Each year on July 4th, the United States celebrates Independence Day. This federal holiday commemorates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, declaring independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain.

For nearly 250 years, the country has been celebrating a day in history that inspires us still today. On July 4th, speeches and ceremonies are held across the nation. Across the country, people crowd cities for parades and festivals. Streets are decked out in red, white and blue bunting and flags.

While families and friends gather for some of the most mouthwatering food – large picnics and barbecues, local fairs provide a taste of culture and mom’s home cooking, too. With so many converging on their hometowns, family and school reunions take place.

Fire Works

Before the day is over, many communities hold spectacular fireworks displays re-enact moments of victory. Patriotic music accompanies the performance while spectators view the show from blankets strewn along capital lawns or from boats floating in bays. Whether out National Anthem, “The Star-Spangled Banner” or “God Bless America,” many will sing along. In some locations, music will be played by a live orchestra or band, while in other areas it’s pre-recorded. Some of the most popular on the playlist are “America the Beautiful,” “My Country, Tis of Thee,” “This Land Is Your Land,” “Stars and Stripes Forever,” “God Bless the U.S.A.,” “Yankee Doodle” and “Dixie.”

In some parts of the country, people will shoot their own fireworks. Children delight in the bright colors and sparklers. They roast marshmallows and make s’mores.

HOW TO OBSERVE INDEPENDENCE DAY

• At noon, a “Salute to the Union” is fired, each July 4th, by any capable military base. This is a salute of one gun for each state in the United States.
• In 2009, New York City hosted the largest fireworks display in the country.
• Held since 1785, the Bristol Fourth of July Parade in Bristol, Rhode Island is the oldest continuous Independence Day celebration in the United States.

Use #IndependenceDay, #July4th, #4thOfJuly, FourthOfJuly to share your celebrations on social media.

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1. Please share a favorite July 4th memory with us. Taking the boys to see the fireworks when they were little every year has always been my favorite memory of the 4th. To see their excitement with each firework was just so fun!

2. How do you plan to spend tomorrow? If you are working, will you celebrate later? I don't think we are doing anything... the weather is not going to be the greatest, and with the hubs having to work on Friday it won't be a late night for us.

3. Is there a favorite food always reserved for your 4th of July celebration? not really

4. In Florida, you can buy all kinds of fireworks, including some that fly high and burst into pretty cascades. Are fireworks legal in your state/community and does anyone you know put on a display for your neighborhood? while they are legal now in my state, our city has a rule that you can only set them off the day before, the day of and the day after ANY holiday... this drives me batty. I think they should only be allowed to be set off for the 4th (day before and after is ok)... NOT every holiday!

5. Do you have a favorite movie that you always watch sometime during the 4th of July? Not really. Usually Independence Day with Will Smith is usually on one of the channels, and the hubs will watch it

6. Share something from your week, please. Update on my Lici girl. She is back to normal. It was a day and a half of her limping, and the she was back to her rambunctious self. I still have no clue what she did to injure herself.

We started the week off with it being the 5th Sunday of the month, at our church we have a night service that we call Singspiration, anyone can submit a song they want the worship team to play and we all sing along. They guys on the team, will at times break out into a jam session, which is always my favorite, as I love to hear the hubs just jam out on the guitar. Its and hour and a half of awesome praise and worship. A great start of the week!