Around the world: how Independence Day is celebrated in different countries

Today, on July 4, the USA celebrates one of the largest and most beloved holidays in the country — Independence Day.

Independence Day is one of the most important and significant holidays for every state. This day is one of those when there is an extra reason to be proud of your country, to learn something new about cultural traditions, about the history of your homeland. We invite you to travel around the world and see how it is done in different countries.

(27 photos in total)

Source: tut.by

1. Students launch balloons into the sky on Cambodia's Independence Day, November 9, 2010. Photo: Reuters

2. Bangladesh Independence Day Parade, March 26, 2012. Photo: Reuters

3. Schoolgirls dance at the parade on the occasion of the Independence Day of Nicaragua, September 14, 2010. Photo: Reuters

4. Festive parade on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the formation of North Korea, September 9, 2008. Photo: Reuters / Kyodo (North Korea)

5. People take pictures of a dog with a national flag on the Independence Day of Colombia, July 20, 2013. Photo: Reuters

6. On the 20th anniversary of the independence of Macedonia, the girls painted their faces in the colors of the national flag, September 8, 2011. Photo: Reuters

7. King Albert II of Belgium greets the audience on the 128th anniversary of Belgium's independence, July 21, 2012. Photo: Reuters

8. Kenyan Marines take part in a parade on the occasion of Kenya's Independence Day, December 12, 2008. Photo: Reuters

9. A boy holds the national flag during the wind at the celebration of the Independence Day of India, August 15, 2012. Photo: Reuters

10. Venezuelan soldiers take part in a parade on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the declaration of independence of Venezuela, July 5, 2011. Photo: Reuters

11. Soldiers march through the square on the Independence Day of Georgia, May 26, 2014. Photo: Reuters

12. A girl holds the national flag during a festive ceremony on the occasion of the Independence Day of Poland, November 11, 2012. Photo: Reuters

13. A boy marches with the military on Lithuania's Independence Day, March 11, 2009. Photo: Reuters

14. A woman who lost her relatives during the 1992-1995 war prays during a rally on Bosnia's Independence Day, March 1, 2002. Photo: Reuters

15. A man performs with his horse at a celebration on the occasion of the independence of Afghanistan, August 19, 2006. Photo: Reuters

16. A girl in a traditional costume at the Mexican Independence Day parade, September 16, 2013. Photo: Reuters

17. Belarusian athletes carry the national flag during the parade on the Independence Day of Belarus, July 3, 2013. Photo: Reuters

18. Men in traditional costumes take part in a festive procession on the occasion of Independence Day of Sudan, July 5, 2011. Photo: Reuters

19. The national flag of Tajikistan on Dushanbe Street on the occasion of Independence Day, September 9, 2011. Photo: Reuters

20. Somalis celebrate the 54th anniversary of independence, July 1, 2014. Photo: Reuters

21. Brazilian Indians at a festival in the capital of Brazil on the occasion of the country's Independence Day, September 7, 2003. Photo: Reuters

22. Girls in national costumes at the celebration of the Independence Day of Bolivia, August 6, 2009. Photo: Reuters

23. Schoolgirls at the celebration of the Independence Day of Nigeria, October 1, 2009. Photo: Reuters

24. Activists of the Femen movement celebrate the Independence Day of Ukraine, August 24, 2010. Photo: Reuters

25. Girls in national costumes celebrate the Independence Day of Albania, November 28, 1999. Photo: Reuters

26. Chilean President Sebastian Pinera arrives to celebrate Chile's Independence Day, September 18, 2013. Photo: Reuters

27. People waiting for fireworks on the Independence Day of the USA, July 4, 2012. Photo: Reuters