Woot!! Er...yes, Independence Day is correct.
But most people just call it the 4th of July, at least around here...
Anyway, my family celebrated today because it would have been less convenient on Monday. This morning our church had a special patriotic service. It was so cool!!! My mom sang a solo in the choir(the women's uniforms looked like sailor suits, complete with school-girl-like bows and plaited skirts), my brother sang a song, and we had 5 dudes with bagpipes come to play!!! This afternoon, we saw the matinee showing of "War of the Worlds", which was fantastic. We just finished our fireworks show that my brother and 2 male cousins put on every year, which includes patriotic songs on a stereo and gi-normous fireworks, which sometimes head for the audience. We also have a tradition of blowing up random plastic objects. Then, once that is all over, we listen/dance to fun songs like "Dueling Bagpipes", random anime songs like "Tank!" from Cowboy Bebop, and stupid Disney movie songs (i.e. "A Whole New World" from Aladdin). My oldest cousin and I "flew" around the front yard with blanket capes tied around our necks this year while listening to the theme of Superman. That is, until my brother and other guy cousin tackled us and stole them. Yes, very fun. My family's full of freaks.