This hop is hosted by I Am a Reader, Not a Writer and Bookhounds. I haven't really done a giveaway hop in awhile, what with BEA and then my surgery a couple weeks ago. Plus, I've been kind of broke with air conditioning issues and all the costs leading up to my surgery, etc. But you don't care about that, right? You're just here to win something! In the spirit of the giveaway name, I'm giving you a choice in what you win. I am giving away either a $15 gift card to Amazon or Barnes and Noble, or if you are International and can't use those, you may choose a book up to $15 from The Book Depository, as long as they deliver to your country. Sound good? Then enter in the Rafflecopter below, then go hop along to all the other sites in the Linky list below that.
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I'm from the Netherlands and King's Day is on April 26th. I love celebrating!
ReplyDeleteHot dogs, potato salad, & chips while we watch the fireworks
ReplyDeleteI love to watch the fireworks with friends and family! Thanks for this amazing giveaway - I would love to win!
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We go to the cabin with family, and at dusk we head out to the middle of the lake and watch fireworks all around.
ReplyDeleteJune 12 is our national day here in Philippines :)
ReplyDeleteI'm from the UK. There is no official national day, but we celebrate the Queen's birthday.14 June in 2014
ReplyDeletein Belgium we have our national day on the 21july ( and in my area we also have regional day on the 27 september)
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We have a picnic! (US)
ReplyDeleteI live in the US and for the past few years I've been doing a new tradition where we go see huge fireworks sponsored by the city at the baseball stadium my brother works at (and now I work there too). It's pretty and free lol but it's nice to spend time with the younger siblings and cherish these memories we make together :D
ReplyDeleteI live in Sri Lanka and our Independence Day is4th February.
ReplyDeleteI live in the US. We always have a family get together and grill out. After we shoot fireworks!
ReplyDeletewe BBQ and then shoot fireworks!
ReplyDeleteI'm an Indonesian, and we celebrate our national day on 17th August.
ReplyDeleteMy family and I celebrate it by having a picnic at the lake. :)
ReplyDeleteI usually spend the Fourth of July with my family. We all buy some fireworks, then put them in a big pile at a family member's house and let everyone start lighting them! It's a lot of fun! :) Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteWe always celebrate with a cookout with family!
ReplyDeleteI have a BBQ and go to the park to watch fireworks :)
ReplyDeleteI am from Canada and yesterday was Canada Day and we went to the parade and fireworks
ReplyDeleteWe celebrate with brats and fireworks on the beach!
ReplyDelete4th of February here in Sri Lanka!
ReplyDeleteThis year, I will work during the morning and my husband is planning quite the grilling extravaganza! Lucky for me, that's one of his fave parts of the holiday!
ReplyDeleteWe grill out with family.
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We work through both Canada Day and July 4th this year. :(
ReplyDeleteI the US my family and I will be watching the parade and spending the day together and hopefully watching some fireworks.
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Although I'm British, I've lived in Portugal since I was 10 years old and to be honest, I'm not really sure about our national day as such lol! We do have a kind of independence day on 25th April though but, aside from it being a holiday, we don't really do much to celebrate it.
ReplyDeleteWe live in TX so we go to the lake & watch fire works.
ReplyDeleteI like to celebrate the fourth with a cookout or by going to see fireworks. This is in the US.
ReplyDeleteWe celebrate it on 17th of August. I live in Indonesia, btw :)
ReplyDeleteWe celebrate the 4th by going to our local minor league baseball game complete with fireworks.
ReplyDeleteJune 12
ReplyDeleteOur whole family has a crawfish boil, grill a little bit of everything, play games, play with the kids, and then who wants to we go to where the fireworks are being fired.
ReplyDeleteI'm Canadian so we have Canada Day on July 1st.
ReplyDeleteI'm from Brazil and our 'Independence day" is september 7th,and everybody go to the beach!
ReplyDeleteMy country's (India) Independence Day is august 15. We have the hoisting of the flag in the morning, that's all.
ReplyDeleteI'm from Denmark and actually we don't have a "real" National Day like July 4th. However, we do have June 5th, we're we are celebrating the first constitution from 1849. Actually it's just a day off from work and school. We don't really celebrate it like many other countries. :/
ReplyDeleteWe just wing it every year, but we do eat. This time we have are eyes on that movie Tammy. That seems really funny & can't wait to see it.
ReplyDeleteI am in the USA we celebrate with a BBQ
ReplyDeleteMy family typically goes to the beach. I mean, we live in Florida. That's what you have to do, right? :)
ReplyDeleteI'm Singaporean and my country's national day is on 9th August
ReplyDeleteWe celebrate the 4th with a cookout.
ReplyDeleteWe live in the US. We stay home and watch movies.
ReplyDeleteWe celebrate with a block party at our friends house..this year we're throwing in celebrating with our entire extended family too!
ReplyDeleteWe usually have a cookout and watch the fireworks during the festival.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the giveaway!
I don't celebrate, but sometimes my parents' BBQ.
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ReplyDeleteWe usually have family over for a bbq and then go to the fireworks
ReplyDeleteim from Chile, we celebrate on sept 18
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I live in Finland and our Independence Day is on December 6th. Thanks for the giveaway! :)
ReplyDeleteI will celebrate with loved ones and family having a semi private party of our own.
ReplyDeleteWe hang out with family and watch our neighborhood's fireworks :)
ReplyDeleteI spend time with my family and of course we do fireworks.
ReplyDeleteUsually we have a family BBQ and neighborhood fireworks, everyone brings their fireworks and a desert to share. This year, my son is playing in a baseball tournament, so we will be at the baseball field.
ReplyDeleteBBQ and fireworks in the evening.
ReplyDeleteI'm in Canada, so our's is July 1! We celebrate in a similar way I think. BBQ, fireworks and what not (:
ReplyDeleteI'm from Indonesia and Indonesian is August 17th! :)
ReplyDeleteI like to hang out and watch the fireworks :)
ReplyDeletei'm form Chile and our's in September
ReplyDeleteMy neighbors have a big gathering and shoot off fireworks in the street. Everyone eats a bunch of rice Krispie treats. However, this year I work. :(
ReplyDeleteI'm Australian and we celebrate Australia Day on January 26th. Usually my family just has a special lunch with family and friends over.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway!
My family and friends have a cookout then we go and watch the fireworks.
ReplyDeleteFood, fireworks, and swimming! Thanks! Happy 4th!
ReplyDeleteWe have a big family BBQ and light off a bunch a fireworks.
ReplyDeleteCanada day is on July first haha
ReplyDeleteI live in the US. We will be up at the lake , After cooking out we go on the pontoon to watch fireworks.
ReplyDeleteI'm French, so our national day is July 14th.
ReplyDeleteI always go to my grandmothers. That's where the whole family goes for functions.
ReplyDeleteWe either buy or own or take the kids to see fireworks :)
ReplyDeletePhilippines' national day is June 12.
ReplyDeleteJune 12th :)
ReplyDeleteI'm in the US and I attend fireworks.
ReplyDeleteI'm from Australia- and it's the 26th of January :)
ReplyDeleteI live in Sweden and our national day is June 6
ReplyDeleteI just enjoy my day off from work, I don't have any plans.
ReplyDeleteI live in the Philippines and we celebrate it on June 12.
ReplyDeleteCanada Day was a couple days ago and I celebrated by going to a beach and watching fireworks!
ReplyDeleteThe family gets together for a cookout and to watch the fireworks
ReplyDeleteWe get together the weekend of the fourth and have a cookout swimming party, and the kids and their wives and my grandchildren all go to town to see the fireworks, and I watch them on television....LOL seating is more comfortable.
ReplyDeleteWe celebrate with the neighbors. Everyone takes turns lighting off fireworks. We like to roast marshmallows and makes mores too.
ReplyDeleteI will working and reading in my free time. Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteCanada Day is July 1st lol
ReplyDeleteWe celebrate with family! We have a picnic and fireworks, icecream, lots of fun!
ReplyDeleteGoing to my parents house for a family lunch of hot dogs and going to see the fireworks later that night at the stadium.
ReplyDeleteMy family usually just goes out to watch the fireworks :)
ReplyDeleteWe have a big dinner and sometimes we have fireworks. If there is a big firework show in one of the towns we go see that.
ReplyDeleteWe love to have a great time with family, enjoy fireworks and a good hamburger. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteINTL: September 15 here in El Salvador
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My kids are all young adults now so we don't do the parade anymore but we all get together during the day and bbq and play games then at dark the kids all go to hang out and I go to the neighborhood fireworks party
ReplyDeleteWe celebrate with a nice dinner,this year hubby wants turkey, and we go and watch fireworks in which ever rtown we are in at the time.
ReplyDeleteI live in the border Mexico/USA, in Mexico the day is september 16, and the 4 of july usually i spent the day with friends in a fair in California
ReplyDeleteI'm British, we don't really have a "day".
ReplyDeletejen dot barnard at btinternet dot com
BBQ, watch the fireworks if they are setting them off locally.
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I'm from Romania and our national day is on December 1st :)
ReplyDeleteI usually have a cook out at home.
ReplyDeleteWe usually celebrate the 4th with a cookout and then we go and see the local fireworks. Unfortunately this year my husband had his foot operated on so we will celebrate very low key but I think I may light a sparkler or two.
ReplyDeleteWe hold a community cookout.
ReplyDeleteThis year were staying home and relaxing! I'm thinking about going to Redbox later and getting some movies!
ReplyDeleteWe live in a tourist destination for the 4th. So we tend to hide in our house, but occasionally will go to a friends house to hide if they are doing something.
ReplyDeleteI am in the US and we're having a neighborhood BBQ/potluck - talk about fun!
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I celebrate the 4th by having a picnic with my family.
ReplyDeletewe usually have friends over on the fourth
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We go to the beach to celebrate
ReplyDeleteI live in Belgium and our national day is July 21 but it doesn't really get celebrated here =)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway!
I celebrate the 4th by having a BBQ and watching fireworks.
ReplyDeleteWe usually host or attend a barbecue and enjoy the fireworks.
ReplyDeleteI celebrated the 4th by just staying at home relaxing.
ReplyDeleteWe just celebrated Canada Day on July 1st!
ReplyDeleteMy family goes to a friends house every fourth of July. They live in the country and have a tons of people come, they make chicken and homemade ice cream the set off fireworks and ride horses.
ReplyDeleteThis July 4th I've been taking it easy with books and movies!
ReplyDelete- meghann
Family, Food and Fireworks!
ReplyDeleteBBQ and fireworks
ReplyDeleteJune 12 .
ReplyDeleteI went to the fireworks with my kids and see the family tomorrow ;)
ReplyDeleteSpent the day with family & today we will be going to a huge family party at my cousins house!
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I usually go to a friend or family’s BBQ and then go and watch the fireworks.
ReplyDeleteWe celebrate by going to the fireworks. Most of the time we have a family cookout, but this year we did a tailgate at the fireworks
ReplyDeleteWith a BBQ and fireworks
ReplyDeleteI usually work but do watch the fireworks.
ReplyDeleteWe have a cookout.
ReplyDeleteIn the US my family celebrates by having a bbq. :)
ReplyDeleteWe are us, live in colorado and go to the lake and stay on our boat and swim and bbq and hang out with friends. lots of fun. thank you so much and lots of reading time too
ReplyDeleteThis year, my family went to an outdoor concert/fireworks show together :)
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ReplyDeleteIm Canadian and Canada day is July 1! We celebrated this year by going four wheeling for 9 hours in the forest. it was A LOT of fun!
ReplyDeleteJuly 1st was Canada Day :D
ReplyDeleteI dont do much but watch the fireworks lol B)
ReplyDeleteWe usually do fireworks, but wasn't able to this year as I'm not feeling well, so e watched them on television.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway! =)
I live in Cyprus and our national day is the 1st of April. Thank you for the giveaway :)
ReplyDeleteWe usually do something different every year, whether it's a bbq at a friends house or down to the city fireworks show or doing our own in our street
ReplyDeleteDon't do anything special anymore. But I do enjoy watching fireworks as long as I can watch them from my porch!
ReplyDeleteI celebrate with swimming, grilling cheeseburgers and hot dogs, and watching fireworks. ~Anastasia W
ReplyDeleteI'm from the US and we usually get together with family and friends for BBQ.
ReplyDeleteWe celebrate by having a family BBQ
ReplyDeleteThis year was very low-key since there was a lot of rain. Just a nice time with family grilling and hanging out. Wish our town had a parade!
ReplyDeleteWe usually go to the fireworks in the next town on the 4th which was postponed to the 5th this year because of rain.
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Family BBQ
ReplyDeleteWe picnic
ReplyDeleteI don't even know if the UK has a national day tbh.
ReplyDeleteWe celebrate Independence Day by having a family picnic and then going to watch the fireworks
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We usually campout on the beach or just have a lazy weekend!
ReplyDeleteIndependence Day is celebrated on August 31st in Trinidad and Tobago. Thank you for the giveaway, enjoy your day. :)
ReplyDeleteEither going to a Festival/carnival or a BBQ and enjoying a local fireworks show at night.
ReplyDeletecelebrate with a bbq and fireworks
ReplyDeleteI usually celebrate the 4th with a big family cookout and fireworks! Thanks for the giveaway!!
ReplyDeleteI'm from Philippines and we celebrate national day as a family. :)
ReplyDeleteJordan's Independence Day is on the 25th of June..and it's mostly spent with family :)
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We usually just watch movies on TV, then watch the fireworks if it's not raining. =)
ReplyDeleteOur Country's national day is Australia Day in Jan.
ReplyDeleteI'm from Croatia and we celebrate our Independence Day on 8th of October. :) Thanks for a giveaway!
ReplyDeleteI celebrated the fourth by having a pool party/BBQ with friends during the day and watching the fireworks from my rooftop deck :)
ReplyDeleteIn the Netherlands we celebrate King's Day on April 26th , Memorial Day on May 4th and Liberation Day on May 5th.
ReplyDeleteWe usually spend the day at one of the many festivals we have around here and then we go out on the lake to watch the fireworks.
ReplyDeleteWe have a cookout and watch the fireworks.
ReplyDeleteWe usually have a family BBQ at my father-in-law's house, but he is up north for the summer so we didn't end up doing anything. We don't even have a fireworks display in my town anymore, so we didn't even go anywhere for fireworks.
ReplyDeleteWe spent our 4th with family playing games and BBQing.
ReplyDeleteThis year I spent my Independence Day going to two separate BBQs. Pretty nice considering I'm a hungry pregnant woman. =p
ReplyDeleteI watch fireworks at home.
ReplyDeleteNormally my family and a few of our neighbors get together with our families and set off fireworks. This year however, my brother and I went to camp with our church and we had activities all day then had a bonfire, basketball tournaments, and fireworks for the forth with smores, pizza, and hot dogs! It was SO much fun!!!
ReplyDeleteIn New Zealand we have Waitangi Day on the 6th of February.
ReplyDeleteHere in Brazil the official date is September 7th, but people don't really celebrate it (unfortunately, we don't have many reasons to be proud of our complicated country). But right now, during the World Cup, people are like crazy with patriotic stuff all around – in fact, the only thing that awake this feeling around here is the soccer game!
ReplyDeleteLots and lots of fireworks!
ReplyDeleteIndependence Day on 24th of February in Estonia :)
ReplyDeleteWe celebrated the 4th of July grilling and watching the fireworks with family and friends.
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We celebrated with a cookout, swimming, and watching the town's fireworks display.
ReplyDeleteI spend it with my family and take care of my scared fur babies
ReplyDeleteI live in Canada, ours is July 1st
ReplyDeleteBarbecues and fireworks for me, a beloved cliche!
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We have a BBQ over the weekend and go out for fireworks!
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ReplyDeleteMy family and I really do not celebrate the 4th. :)
ReplyDeleteMary G Loki
I live in the US and we celebrate in Southwest Georgia with dinner, family, fireworks and watermelon!
ReplyDeleteWe have a family cookout.
ReplyDeleteNormally, I celebrate with my daughter's family - cookout and fireworks.
ReplyDeleteWe spend the day with family and close friends having a BBQ. Then we head to the park to watch the local community fireworks, then back to our house again to watch non-professional fireworks in the area around the firepit.
ReplyDeleteI'm from the Philippines and we celebrate on June 12 :)
ReplyDeleteWe celebrated with fireworks and barbeque! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteWe have a neighborhood bbq and then go watch fireworks.
ReplyDeleteMy family and I hung out with friends and watched the fireworks.
ReplyDeleteWe celebrate the Fourth by having a barbeque and watching the fireworks.
ReplyDeleteI am in the US and we went to the lake to see fireworks for the 4th.
ReplyDeleteWe celebrated the 4th with a massive fireworks show at my mother in laws. Thank you
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I'm in Lithuania, and due to my country's complicated history, we celebrate several dates. July 6th is our State day, because on this day several hundred of years ago the one and only king that we had in all our history was officially crowned (all other rulers before and after him had the title grand duke only). And we celebrate our independence on two dates - February 16th and March 11th. The first date commemorates the first time when almost a century ago Lithuania declared its independence as a state separate from all other states (which didn't mean much to Nazi Germany and Soviet Russia when they divided our territory between them a bit later), and the second independence day notes the date when Lithuania declared itself independent from the Soviet Union in 1990.
ReplyDeleteI don't always answer the comments on the actual giveaway post because there are so many, but I just loved your comment so much I had to. I love all the history you gave here. I was just at our National World War I Memorial here in the states yesterday, so your answer really stuck with me. Thanks so much for sharing!
DeleteBBQ, parade, and fireworks! Definitely fireworks. :)
ReplyDeleteWe celebrate it with a family picnic.
ReplyDeleteWe celebrate by going to our small town parade and a BBQ.
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Fireworks and bbq, just simple stuff, but my husband is like a kid with fire works so its fun, thanks for the giveaway
ReplyDeleteMy plans tend to vary from year to year, but for the last two years the hubs and I have gone out to eat and to a movie. We usually try to catch fireworks as well.
ReplyDeleteWe have a small family bbq
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ReplyDeleteWe celebrate by have a small family cookout on the 4th
I'm in Canada, so our's is July 1! We celebrate it similar to the US with fireworks etc. Thanks for the giveaway!
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