Teach Kids the Meaning of Independence Day! 🇺🇸 #LearnAndCelebrate

Today we did a really special Fourth of July ceremony and we at PragerU kids like to call it the Declaration ceremony to teach our children and families and us parents and adults as well the true meaning of what Independence Day really is. The hardships, the battles, the fight for freedom. Because if we don't teach our children the importance of this day, how are we going to keep our country together? And how are they going to be reminded about uh the foundation that America was built upon? In God we trust. In God we trust means that in America we believe that our rights and liberties have been granted to us by the creator and therefore they cannot be taken away by human beings. What if we could teach a ritual to every person around America to not just celebrate Fourth of July, but to actually celebrate and understand the meaning behind this Independence Day, the meaning behind America. So, the ceremony today is really unique and it's super special. And the way we started is to have everyone take a sip of iced tea to remember the Boston Tea Party. All right, time for the pretzel. Why? To remember the salty tears and suffering of the soldiers during the harsh winter at Valley Forge. Ring a bell to symbolize our Liberty Bell. We also dip strawberries and blueberries into whipped cream to symbolize our red, white, and blue courage, purity, perseverance of our American flag. Okay, so you all have a coin at your seat. Let's see everybody grab one of those and let's look at them. What What words do you see on them? Liberty. Liberty means that we are all free to pursue our dreams and go as far in life as hard work and good fortune will take us. All of these rituals add up so that we can remember the history and the foundation of our country. And perhaps the most important thing, the most significant that we do with our families, young and old, is sign our names to the bottom of a replica of the Declaration of Independence. So we have replicated this based upon the the Passover seder, that oldest ritual in the world. We felt the need to come up with it because America is in danger of forgetting our origins. If Jews survive 3,500 years, 2,000 of them without a country, we're in danger of losing our identity in our country partially because we don't have rituals to celebrate it. Uh this is a big danger to to American survival. Well, Fourth of July is the is the celebration of the birth of the of the country that has done more for freedom than any other country in the history of the world. Where more people around the world have wanted to move to than any other country in history for a good reason. They know how good it is. If the 4th of July loses its importance, then it means America has lost its importance. A good part of this country has lost gratitude for being Americans. We're going to launch something explosive and massive all over the country where other people year after year will celebrate not just the barbecue, not just fireworks, not just red, white, and blue outfits, but actually the celebration of the idea, the ideas that have made our country so great. Imagine, let's say you you're a parent or you're a kid and your family forgot your birthday. What would that say about what they think about you? I I I think look, any anything a family does to make the day meaningful. Uh say the pledge of allegiance. Uh put the flag out. Every every family should put the flag out on July 4th. It is a statement to your children that you take this country seriously. a wonderful and most important meaningful Fourth of July to you and your loved ones. [Music]