• Is an annual celebration

commemorating the anniversary of a

nation's assumption of independent
statehood, usually after ceasing to
be a colony or part of another state.
• It is a special day to celebrate the
birth of a country.
• Many countries around the
World celebrates this holiday
between they have Obviously
Honduras our country,
Colombia, United States,
Libya, Panama, Japan,
Portugal and many more.
• This celebration is
a Historical
holiday because is
a holiday
celebrating the
anniversary of the
signing of the
Declaration of
Independence.
Americans commonly show
their patriotism by
recolouring their world - from
town hall to personal
wardrobe - in red, white and
blue on Independence Day.
The holiday marks the 4 July
1776 signing of the
Declaration of Independence,
though American freedom
was only won in 1783.
Schoolgirls pose in traditional dress for celebrations at the Zocalo,
a plaza at the heart of Mexico City where people have gathered
since the days of the Aztecs. This 16 September, Mexico will
celebrate 203 years since the legendary priest Dolores Hidalgo
sounded "El Grito de la Independencia" - a cry for freedom that set
in motion the Mexican War of Independence from Spain. 
The Chilean revolution was sparked in 1810 after its people grew tired
of Spanish rule under a governor so corrupt he once tried to steal
smuggled goods from a ship docked in Chilean waters. Chilean
soldiers finally defeated the Spanish in 1818, and handmade kites are
now flown every 18 and 19 September to commemorate their
bravery. 
 Bangladeshi resilience

Pictured here, a mother and son garbed

in patriotic dress participate in the
festivities. 
 Folkloric visions in Costa Rica

Traditional dancing takes centre stage in Costa

Rica's Independence Day celebrations on 15
September. Though it officially became a nation
in 1821, the small tropical country has always
enjoyed relative independence thanks to a dearth
of the mineral wealth Spain sought, which drew
the monarchy's gaze elsewhere. 
The End