"The holiest of holidays are those
Kept by ourselves in silence and apart;
The secret anniversaries of the heart."
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Independence Day Definition: "An Independence Day is an annual celebration commemorating the anniversary of a nation's assumption of independent statehood, usually after ceasing to be a colony of another state. Most countries honour their respective independence day as a national holiday."  Source: Wikipedia "Eleven places have "independence" in their name. The most populous of these is Independence, Missouri, with 113,288 residents" Source: Chiff.com American "In the United States, Independence Day, also called the Fourth of July, is a federal holiday celebrating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence in 1776. "Source  Wikipedia The Fourth of July Information on this celebration Fourth of July Central A one stop site for information on Indigence Day A Capitol Fourth . History of the Fourth | PBS Features a history of the fourth of July from PBS. History of the 4th of July History of Independence day and chronological events that led to it History of July 4 A history of July 4th celebrations. ... .. Fourth of July Celebrations Database 2002- Information on this celebration History of Independence Day: the Signers History story of Independence day   World Wide Celebrations of many countries when the freed themselves from foreign control, Independence/National Days Information on different nations independence days.. Independence Day - Wikipedia .. a partial list of independence days around the world: ..