Saturday, July 4, 2009

独立記念日(dokuritsu kinen bi): Independence Day

Fourth of July is a federal holiday in the USA commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, declaring independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain. Happy 233 years old birthday to the USA!
They say it was July 4, 1584 that an English explorer Walter Raleigh landed on Virginia to pioneer the North America.

Last year I was in Delray Beach, Florida, and went to see the fireworks at the beach. Since it was raining, the duration was rather shorter than usual.
The year before last I was in Hagerstown, Maryland to spend the July 4th weekend and went to see the fireworks festival which started around 9:30 PM. In Japan fireworks festivals usually start around 7:00 PM, so I was surprised about the time.
How do you spend July 4th weekend?

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