Why Do We Celebrate the 4th of July?
A few days ago my son asked, “What day do we do fireworks?” My husband replied, “July 4th.” My son then looked on the calendar, he’s obsessed with calendars, and remarked, “That’s Independence Day.” My immediate thought was of course July 4th is Independence Day. Then I realized that he did not know what Independence Day meant and why we celebrated it. To him July 4th was a day where dad stayed home from work; we ate good food, and watched fireworks. I know that last year I explained that July 4th was America’s birthday, but obviously he had forgotten. … Continue reading