There is a trend regarding how people wish greetings on holidays that I'm not liking.
Today is the 4th of July. For most of the world, today is just the 4th day of the month of July. For the United States and its territories it is Independence Day (Rwanda is celebrating Liberation Day and Tonga is celebrating King Tupou VI's Birthday - Link). Today is a celebration of the day that our Founding Fathers signed one of the most important documents in the history of the United States. It was a letter, a declaration, to the King of England declaring that the people of the colonies wanted to be free and independent.
This document symbolizes the freedoms and liberties that are granted to us as citizens. Instead of greeting each other with "Happy Independence Day, or Happy Freedom Day" I am instead seeing "Happy 4th of July."
I'm sorry, but the 4th of July is only a day, just like any other day. It is like saying "Happy 3rd of August" to someone. It means absolutely nothing.
By saying "Happy 4th of July" we are denigrate the significance of the event that occurred on July 4th, 1776. Today's date is more than just a date, it represents our way of life and we shouldn't cheapen it.
So, Happy Independence Day everyone.
Here, here! One slight "correction": "one of the most important documents in the history of"--the world! happy freedom day, independence day to you, brother. Of course, true freedom, as we know, is found in the truth of Jesus Christ--whose influence on our country is well known!
ReplyDeleteI didn't want to be pretentious and say "world." I'm sure there are some people in other countries that would say otherwise. :)
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