Isn't the 4th of July backwards?

[FantWriter]

Most holidays are 'day' celebrations -- on Thanksgiving and Christmas, you gather for a big family meal at noon, on Memorial Day it's afternoon picnics and air shows, etc., so having the day off makes sense.

New Year's is celebrated on New Year's Eve, so you have Jan. 1st off to recover from your night of drunken debauchery.

On the 4th of July, you celebrate in the evening, but you can't celebrate too much or too late because you have to get up the next morning. During the day on the 4th, you might grill, but you're probably doing that most weekends about now anyway and don't need the day off for it.

It would make sense, to me, to either have fireworks on the eve (night of the 3rd) or have the 5th off as a paid holiday (so you can sleep late after your midnight fireworks bash).

How am I wrong?

 

[hairball]

I completely agree with you. I would enjoy celebrating more on the 4th as long as I had the 5th off to sleep in. Companies don't care and only worry about how much money they lose by not operating. I think the government should declare that the 5th be a non-working day no matter who you work for.

 

[SilverBear]

Fourth Of July Heritage Loaf:

 

[Mac]

I gotta work that day as well as the days before and after. So no drunken debauchery for me either way..

 

[Pamdane]

ITs not about the recovery, its about the actual day and what occurred on it. Some days just dont change based on their meaning. Why ould you celebrate a birthday the day after its reason for significance? July 4th is effectually the USA's "birthday party".
But I agree, it would nice to at least a half day off the morning after

 

[FantWriter]

Why ould you celebrate a birthday the day after its reason for significance?

I know several businesses which let you choose whether to have your birthday off or the day after (so you can recover) (some of them frown on your also taking a vacation day so you have both off).