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Webliography
Independence Day
Fireworks Safety
fireworksafety.com
The National Council on Fireworks Safety has posted a set of rules that everyone should know and follow whenever children are around fireworks. Their site loads slowly and requires Adobe Acrobat software. But the material is great; classroom cartoons, state laws, statistics and "hot news" about fireworks safety.
Patriotic Games
kidsdomain.com/holiday/july4/
A great place to visit when you are thinking about celebrating July 4th with children; go here to get ready for the holiday or use these activities for a holiday at home. Here is the holiday's history, eCards to send, real world activities and online games, clip art, a book list and links to related websites. Includes a note on showing support and dealing with grief following September 11.
Global World
aglobalworld.com/international-independence-days/country-independence-day.php
Plug into your calendar the date when nations worldwide commemorate when they gained independence after being part of another state or colony. The annual holiday is called independence day and each country celebrates the specific date it achieved its freedom.
Mexico
gomexico.about.com/od/festivalsholidays/p/independence.htm
In the early hours of September 16th, 1810, Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, a priest in the small town of Dolores, Guanajuato, rang the church bell to gather the townspeople. He called for the people of Mexico to rise up against the Spanish Crown, thus initiating Mexico's War of Independence. The country did not achieve independence until 1821, but it is this event, known as the Grito de Dolores which is commemorated every year in town squares across Mexico.
Around the Globe
huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/02/independence-day-celebrat_n_222582.html
As Americans prepare celebrations for July 4th, it's worth taking a look around the globe to other countries that are equally as festive in commemorating their respective Independence Days. Indeed, in a post-colonialist world, most states - from Latin America to the Middle East to East Asia - have some kind of annual commemoration, usually with a national holiday included.
