KM Tribe Independence Day 2020
Normally our tribe who are in the Pacific Northwest during this time all try to gather together for the annual Fourth of July Fireworks Spectacular in Vancouver, Washington, but unfortunately for we and our cubs, it was officially canceled for 2020 due to coronavirus crisis. In fact, All of the annual event options across the entire west coast for the most part proved to be cancelled and too.
In Oregon aside from all the various fireworks displays and parades that Usually annually go on including the Waterfront Blues Festival that usually coincides with the show over the Columbia river, even the St. Paul Rodeo and the zoo is even closed for heaven's sake, really dampening our ability to venture out with the cubs as annually we have always striven to do!
Clark County Washington fairgrounds is another place we've often popped in and spent some time with local members as well that we are gonna miss this weekend, they always had some really pretty colors in their display, at times more than even Vancouver as you can see immediately below this paragraph. Word is they will still be letting them off BUT that no one is allowed to go To the fairgrounds and see them in person, which is a bummer but at least hey can still be seen and likely will be viewable live in some form be it live tv or online for those who can' see of park close enough to physically see hem yourselves.
California we are hearing is the same thing... the Bay area has Always been a memorable experience for many of our tribal members, and hands down of coarse DISNEYLAND has Always been known and loved for their firework shows nightly as well, but thanks to Oregon all of those were already off of our tradition table as well before Covid-19, as was venturing up to Seattle and spending the holiday with our tribal family members there which are in abundance.:
However because it is a day of great importance to our church and KM's root in and of the United States of America, we are going to make it a point to find pleasure in traveling across the land for the holiday weekend anyway, just where to or in what direction remains to be the question.
Of coarse nothing compares to the big annual shows noted to be had in the wild wild west, but too, fireworks are only a small part of what the symbology is all about. So many these days know it as the 4th of July, but truthfully it was known as "Independence Day" and given the current state of events going on nationally- who knows for how much longer we will have the honor of teaching our cubs about Freedom and Independence, so whatever we do we are NOT going to let the opportunity just pass us by, and we hope many of you will not either.
For those who are content with spending the holiday a home, our understanding is that there will be a handful of televised fireworks displays including naturally A Capitol Fourth, fireworks and concert held annually at the White House in Washington DC, the Macy's Annual firework display in New York, is set to air 5-7 p.m. Pacific on NBC as well as live on Hulu,
ENJOY your civil liberties and freedoms while you Know you freely still can, well, s freely as the oppressor is allowing anyway... bu whatever you do please Stay Safe, remember the costs paid for our right to celebrate this weekend by our combat veterans... Thank a few, and make as many memories as you can while you can as tomorrow is obviously never been promised and memories are all you're going to be allowed to take with you and leave behind when ya go. Blessed and be well everyone~
