Celebrating our nation's Independence on the 4th day of July is a hardship when it falls on a day of the week other than a Saturday. Our cultural mandate is to watch fireworks displays after dark, which is late in the evening usually after 10 PM. This makes for a hardship for those that need to get up early the next morning, which is the majority of Americans if it falls on a Sunday through Friday. Also, a secondary cultural mandate involved in celebrating our nation's Independence is to have a social gathering, usually involving food in the nature of a picnic or a potluck. Attempting to do this on a weekday makes it almost impossible. Celebrating our nation's Independence on the first Saturday of July eliminates the difficulties and promotes a larger sense of patriotic culture.



