july 1st

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independenceFreedom from external control
fireworksExplosive light displays
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dominionAuthority to rule

birthday · celebration · fourth · midyear · patriotic · red · white · maple · confederation · national · barbecue · parade · half · calendar · beginning · month · flag · party

Opposites

calendar position

july 1stmid-January

Middle of first month

seasonal timing (northern hemisphere)

july 1stwinter solstice

Shortest day, longest night

symbolic/cultural meaning

july 1stordinary day

Uneventful twenty-four hours

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