is July the 4rth (the US holiday of independance) a bigger deal than Canada Day

I live right outside Philadelphia where it alll started so Independence Day is huge here. (Never could figure why so many go to the beach on the Fourth of July) We can actually spend part of Independence Day in front of the Declaration of Independence or touring the little house where Betsy Ross made the first American flag or praying in the little Catholic church where Washington and his men worshipped after they won the war. (A Catholic church was deliberately chosen because our city was once the only English speaking city in the world where a Catholic could freely worship without fear of arrest.) We can even picnic in Valley Forge park where von Steuben trained Washington's army and there's a hill within walking distance of my home called "Rebel Hill" that was where the colonists took their first stand and won their first battle. They say ghost stories abound where history turned and the Philadelphia area is considered the most haunted area in the USA. Independence Day is a great time to reflect on the hauntings of George Mead and Mad Anthony Wayne and other patriots.....Sorry, it's hard not to get patriotic when you live where it all began.

I think that the USA is a large melting pot too. We have so many cultures from everywhere in the world. It is just a new country I suppose. Not too old, and love to celebrate our independance with a bang.

That is weird that you say that. I always hear America called the great melting pot.