Independence Day

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U.S. federal holiday national holiday public holiday

Independence Day is a major U.S. federal holiday celebrated on July 4th commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence in 1776, typically marked by fireworks, parades, and patriotic displays.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Independence Day (United States) 2
Fourth of July 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf U.S. federal holiday ⓘ
national holiday ⓘ
public holiday ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Independence Day ⓘ
surface form: Fourth of July

July 4th ⓘ
associatedWith American history ⓘ
American patriotism ⓘ
founding of the United States ⓘ
commemoratesDate July 4, 1776 ⓘ
commemoratesEvent adoption of the Declaration of Independence ⓘ
commemoratesFromCountry Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
commemoratesToCountry United States of America ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
dateObserved July 4 ⓘ
dayOfMonthObserved 4 ⓘ
firstCelebratedInYear 1777 ⓘ
frequency annual ⓘ
hasCustom community festivals ⓘ
municipal fireworks displays ⓘ
patriotic music performances ⓘ
presidential speeches ⓘ
reading of the Declaration of Independence ⓘ
legalStatus federal holiday in the United States ⓘ
public holiday in all U.S. states ⓘ
monthObserved July ⓘ
observedBy American diaspora communities ⓘ
U.S. citizens ⓘ
U.S. government institutions ⓘ
United States Armed Forces ⓘ
surface form: U.S. military

U.S. residents ⓘ
relatedConflict American Revolutionary War ⓘ
relatedDocument American Declaration of Independence ⓘ
surface form: United States Declaration of Independence
season summer in the Northern Hemisphere ⓘ
significance marks the birth of the United States of America ⓘ
marks the independence of the Thirteen Colonies from Great Britain ⓘ
symbol United States flag ⓘ
surface form: American flag

fireworks ⓘ
red, white, and blue colors ⓘ
typicalActivity barbecues ⓘ
ceremonies ⓘ
display of the American flag ⓘ
family gatherings ⓘ
fireworks ⓘ
parades ⓘ
patriotic displays ⓘ
political speeches ⓘ
public concerts ⓘ
sporting events ⓘ

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Independence Day → alsoKnownAs → Independence Day ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fourth of July
United States flag → associatedHoliday → Independence Day ⓘ
American cuisine → associatedWithHoliday → Independence Day ⓘ
Independence Day Parade → celebrates → Independence Day ⓘ
subject surface form: Independence Day Parade (Fairfax, Virginia)
this entity surface form: Independence Day (United States)
subject surface form: United States Declaration of Independence
Independence Day Parade → hasTheme → Independence Day ⓘ
subject surface form: Independence Day Parade (Fairfax, Virginia)
American culture → importantHoliday → Independence Day ⓘ
United States of America → nationalHoliday → Independence Day ⓘ
Flag Day → precedes → Independence Day ⓘ
Canada Day → relatedTo → Independence Day ⓘ
this entity surface form: Independence Day (United States)