Wednesday Medley Celebrates the 4th...

Of course, we will be honoring the USA's Independence Day

for the Wednesday Medley!!

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INDEPENDENCE DAY – July 4

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.  I have very early memories of going to the local city park with my parents and little brother to see the fireworks.  I remember holding my ears but loving the sparkles and colors.  Later in life, my folks always hosted a neighborhood get-together in our backyard. There were tables, tons of food from everyone, homemade ice cream, badminton, croquet, shade from the big maple tree and lots of talking and laughing.  I loved those gatherings.  They lasted all afternoon.

2.  How do you plan to spend tomorrow?  If you are working, will you celebrate later?  I am not working and we are going to the pot-luck at the clubhouse.  Helen and Cheryl are coming over to go with us.  Our holiday pot-lucks are always nice.

3.  Is there a favorite food always reserved for your 4th of July celebration?  Those backyard gatherings brought everyone's specialty. My mom's was homemade noodles with chicken.  Elaine's mom brought raspberry pie.  Mary Foley made banana pudding... let's not forget the three ice cream freezers cranked by the men and boys!  Now I guess it's hotdogs, hamburgers, deviled eggs, potato salad.  I'm hungry now!!

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?  There are fireworks for sale on every corner (well, nearly). We don't buy them, but plenty of people do and you can hear them for hours on July 4th, even if you can't see them.  Our city does a big event called Red, White, and Kaboom. 

5.  Do you have a favorite movie that you always watch sometime during the 4th of July?  We usually try to watch Independence Day sometime around the 4th. Love that movie with Will Smith, Jeff Goldblum, and Bill Pulman.

6.  Share something from your week, please.  My workweek is a short one because the Doc is taking a few extra days with the holiday. I'm off today through Monday. A nice little break, even if I don't get paid.  Only a few more days to go after that.  I am so looking forward to not setting the alarm every morning.  I will miss some of the patients and am getting hugs and Facebook connections. I've met some very nice people in these eight months I've worked there.

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