It is the fourth of July which is on July 4th
Don't know the country...It actually should be a summer Holiday...They changed the Date.
Independence Day (of Mexico, from Spain)
Yes, you do. The name of the holiday that celebrates US independence is known as the "Fourth of July."
April 19, 1775. It is still a minor holiday in Maine and Massachusetts.
The summer bank holiday for England and Wales is August 27th.The summer bank holiday for Scotland is August 6th.The summer bank holiday in Northern Ireland is August 27th.
Unless you count the Mongol Empire, China has never been ruled by a foreign power and therefore has no date of independence. China does have a national holiday on October 1st, to celebrate the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949.
The United States doesn't have a "birthday", but we do celebrate Independence Day, which is July 4, 1776, the date we got our independence from Great Britain. July 4th, Independence Day, is a big holiday in the US.
AnswerIt celebrates American independence from British rule, thus referred to as Independence Day. It commemorates the signing of the Declaration of Independence signed on July 4, 1776.
July 4, 1776 was the date upon which the founding fathers of the United States signed the Declaration of Independence. On the 4th of July each year, we celebrate our independence from England.
In 1971 the Uniform Monday Holiday Act went into effect moving several holidays to a Monday to give federal employees three-day weekends. Memorial Day was moved from its traditional date of May 30 to the last Monday in May. This is when Memorial Day became known as the unofficial start of summer. Summer does not officially begin until the Summer Solstice occurs (the longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere) on June 22nd.
July 4th, 1776 It may be important to note that it was not the current United States Congress that was responsible for declaring independence from Britain. During the time of the American Revolution the colonies were governed by a representative body known as the Continental Congress. It was this governmental body that adopted the "Declaration of Independence" on July 4th, 1776 formally/legally stating their desire for independence from Great Britain. This date is now celebrated in the United States as a national holiday known as "Independence Day".
Independence Day is an American holiday celebrated every year on July 4th. Usually it is celebrated with a cookout and fireworks. The purpose of the day is to honor the anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776.