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Why People Send Free E-Cards On Independence Day

by Elmclose99

Every year in America on Independence Day people send millions of
free e-cards to friends and family. A commemoration of the
adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776,
Independence Day is a celebration of American values as stated in
the infamous document that formally separated the American
colonies from the British Empire. The Declaration of Independence
was passed unanimously by the thirteen colonies and was adopted
at the Continental Congress held in Philadelphia.

This decision came about as a result and a legal and political
extension of the Revolutionary War effort, which was already well
under way. Although the colonist soldiers continued to battle
British troops for several more years before defending their
independence physically, the Declaration of Independence
proclaimed the birth of a new nation. It was quite some time, in
fact twelve years, before the United States Constitution was
ratified by the states of the then fledgling nation.

Though many types of the pyrotechnical devices used by cities to
mark the occasion are prohibited from private festivities, the
4th of July is the height of the fireworks retail season in the
United States. The traditions of Independence Day have always
been based around patriotic displays and energetic gatherings,
whether in the form of parades, canon firings, raising of the
flag and saluting it, music, food, and of course, fireworks.

These activities are used to demonstrate the spirit of the
holiday and are to this day enthusiastically carried out
throughout the country. Independence Day, besides being a
celebration of the separatist historical turn for the thirteen
colonies of the New World, is also the major midsummer festival
in the United States, calling people to use the season to enhance
their commemoration of the event. Barbeques, cookouts, block
parties, picnics, and assemblies are held at such prominent
locations as the Mall in Washington, D.C. People come to witness
lavish fireworks displays as well as other traditional ways of
celebrating national holidays that fall during the summer.

In 1783, Boston, Massachusetts became the first city in the
United States to name July 4th an official holiday in celebration
of Independence Day.  The first newspaper to print the text of
the Declaration of Independence was the Pennsylvania Evening
Post, which did so on July 6, 1776.  Thomas Jefferson and John
Adams died on July 4, 1826, the 50th anniversary of the signing
of the Declaration of Independence. They had both signed the
document and served as President of the United States.

If the 4th of July should fall on a Sunday, the celebrations
are postponed until the following day in most of the country.
Some localities defy that practice by holding their Independence
Day festivities a day early.

In recent years people have begun to send free e-cards to each
other to celebrate Independence Day. There is now a great choice
of these free e-cards to choose from and many of them are in a
patriotic style. The great thing about sending ecards on
Independence Day is that the recipient can immediately send you
another card back because it is an instantaneous process. Last
year in America there were several million ecards sent to friends
and family.

Andrew Gibson is MD of Greeting-Cards.com. It has thousands of
free ecards to choose from for birthdays and all occasions. Many
people now send <a href="http://www.greeting-cards.com">Free
e-cards</a> to celebrate Independence Day and select them from
http://www.Greeting-Cards.com

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