美国独立日起源(英文)

Good afternoon, everyone:

What i want to introduce to you is American Independence Day,which is equivalent to Chinese National Day

Independence Day,commonly known as the Fourth of July, is a federal holiday in the United States commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, declaring independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain.

During the American Revolution（美国独立战争）, the legal separation of the Thirteen Colonies from Great Britain occurred on July 2, 1776, when the Second Continental Congress voted to approve a resolution of independence . After voting for independence, Congress turned its attention to the Declaration of Independence, a statement explaining this decision, which had been prepared by a Committee of Five(五人小组), with Thomas Jefferson as its principal author. Congress debated and revised （修正） the Declaration, finally approving it on July 4. From then on, American celebrated the birthday of their homeland every year by a variety of ways.

In the beginning, people will held demonstrations and speeches in this special day and most of these activities were covered with a layer of religious color. With the development of America, outdoor activities and sports events also became a part of celebration. Fireworks activities were once very popular before 20th century, but government canceled these projects to prevent the risk of fire after 20th century.

Nowadays, Independence Day in the United States is a fairly important festival. People will have a day off to relax. All of american church bells rang in honor of American Independence after the ringing of Liberty Bell in Philadelphia. Various floats, model cars, acrobatics car and crowd line up a enormous and powerful team to go forward which is a very spectacular sight. At the end of the procession, people tend to gather in a park or public place . All the families dance and cheer, or have a picnic in sound of music. Businessmen are busy selling souvenirs, the politicians take the opportunity to conduct campaign speeches, the kids play games on the grass, the entire United States show the joyful scene of festival.

That's all. Thank you!