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What’s happening in Boston on the 4th of July? (A2-B1)

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What’s happening in Boston on the 4th of July?

Niveau A2-B1 (intermédiaire)

The 4th of July is Independence Day in the USA. What does that mean? Independence Day celebrates the day in 1776 when the United States was no longer ruled by Great Britain – it became an independent country. Independence Day in the USA is a national holiday and a very big deal to all Americans. Let’s visit Boston and find out how they celebrate the 4th of July!

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Boston is one of the best places to visit on Independence Day. Why? There are festivals, fireworks, boat cruises and free concerts. But this is par for the course on a national holiday. Boston has some things that other American cities don’t have – Boston is where the Boston Tea Party happened and it is also home to the Old State House.

The Boston Tea Party was a raid on boats in the Boston Harbour in 1773. American colonists threw cargos of tea into the water to protest a British tax on tea. This was an important event because it worsened the disagreements between Britain and America. These disagreements started the Revolutionary War in 1775 and led to America’s independence from Britain. On July 18th 1776, three years after the Boston Tea Party, Colonel Thomas Crafts read the Declaration of Independence to crowds of people from the balcony of the Old State House. The United States was free!

Every year in Boston, during the 4th of July celebrations, there is an official parade with the mayor from City Hall to the Old State House. The parade stops on Tremont Street at Granary Burying Ground where three signers of the Declaration of Independence are buried – Samuel Adams, Robert Treat Paine and John Hancock. Officials puts wreaths on the graves and then the parade continues to the Old State House. When the parade arrives, the Captain Commanding of the Ancient and Honourable Artillery Company of Massachusetts reads the Declaration of Independence from the balcony. It’s a trip down memory lane!

no longer = ne…plus

a big deal = un évènement important

par for the course = normal

to worsen = empirer

a disagreement = un désaccord

to lead = conduire

a crowd = la foule

the City Hall = la mairie

a wreath = une couronne de fleurs

a grave = une tombe

a trip down memory lane = se plonger dans des vieux souvenirs

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