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Originally Posted by jmurrell
Don't forget that the big patriotic outdoor holiday, with parades and concerts and so on, is Memorial Day. July 4th is just a day off from work.
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Here, it's pretty much reversed. Memorial Day is all about cooking out. Parades, concerts, fireworks, and such are all centered on July 4.
Perhaps it's because we are on the coast, so a) we get a lot of folks (temporary and permanent) from around the country, and b) you can actually be outside in July without dying of the heat (especially on the waterfront, where our festivities are focused).