Independence Day
noun
: a civil holiday for the celebration of the anniversary of the beginnings of national independence
specifically
: July 4 observed as a legal holiday in the U.S. in commemoration of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence in 1776
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In July 2023, Cohen shared photos on his Instagram Stories of him and Lucy striking a pose during their Independence Day celebrations.
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Jamie Ballard, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
Jones Pierre had typically celebrated Haitian Independence Day with his wife at their home eating soup joumou, a meal enslaved Africans in Haiti were forbidden from eating, to honor the day Jean-Jacques Dessalines declared Haiti’s independence.
—Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 26 Dec. 2025
The ball will feature again in a celebration on July 3 to ring in Independence Day festivities.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 26 Dec. 2025
November brings the Barbados Independence Surf Festival to the rugged East Coast as well as Independence Day celebrations culminating in a parade at the end of the month.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 22 Dec. 2025
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Jamie Ballard, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
Jones Pierre had typically celebrated Haitian Independence Day with his wife at their home eating soup joumou, a meal enslaved Africans in Haiti were forbidden from eating, to honor the day Jean-Jacques Dessalines declared Haiti’s independence.
—Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 26 Dec. 2025
The ball will feature again in a celebration on July 3 to ring in Independence Day festivities.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 26 Dec. 2025
November brings the Barbados Independence Surf Festival to the rugged East Coast as well as Independence Day celebrations culminating in a parade at the end of the month.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 22 Dec. 2025
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“Independence Day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Independence%20Day. Accessed 4 Jan. 2026.
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