Item
A Covid-19 July 4th, 2020
Title (Dublin Core)
A Covid-19 July 4th, 2020
Description (Dublin Core)
One of my favorite holiday rituals is to go to a park, lay a blanket down, enjoy a picnic with my circle of family and friends along with the many other groups who are also awaiting the start of the fireworks show. The aromas of barbecued items such as hot dogs, hamburgers, and corn wafting in the air mixing with other ethnic delights are reminders of the diversity of this country. I open the doors of my Jeep, connect my iPhone and select my July 4th playlist to share with the people around me. In the distance I hear other groups talking and commenting on the music; it's nice to have background music as the show begins. "What's a July 4th show without the good 'ole '1812 Overture'?" is a common remark. The attraction of the fireworks, at least to me, is being there to hear the reverberation and smell the sulphur as they explode in the air besides the visual display. Timing the music to the show, especially the finale, is my annual challenge; one that I've been somewhat successful several years in a row.
This year's holiday was spent indoors, by myself. I just didn't have the energy or interest to go to the bother of barbecuing for just me. My friends and family were all hunkered down at their respective homes. To observe July 4th via TV was just not same. For me, there would be no physical sensation of the sounds or of the smells that are so closely associated with the holiday. So, I passed on recognizing July 4th as a holiday...it was just another Covid-19 day in the year 2020.
This year's holiday was spent indoors, by myself. I just didn't have the energy or interest to go to the bother of barbecuing for just me. My friends and family were all hunkered down at their respective homes. To observe July 4th via TV was just not same. For me, there would be no physical sensation of the sounds or of the smells that are so closely associated with the holiday. So, I passed on recognizing July 4th as a holiday...it was just another Covid-19 day in the year 2020.
Date (Dublin Core)
October 12, 2020
Creator (Dublin Core)
Carol Lynn Hurst
Contributor (Dublin Core)
Carol Lynn Hurst
Event Identifier (Dublin Core)
HST643
Partner (Dublin Core)
Arizona State University
Type (Dublin Core)
Text story
Controlled Vocabulary (Dublin Core)
English
Education--Universities
English
Environment & Landscape
Curator's Tags (Omeka Classic)
4th of July
BBQ
assignment
history
sensory
archive
contribution
fireworks
Contributor's Tags (a true folksonomy) (Friend of a Friend)
Sensory History
holiday
barbecue
fireworks
tv
July 4th
Collection (Dublin Core)
Environment
Linked Data (Dublin Core)
Date Submitted (Dublin Core)
10/12/2020
Date Modified (Dublin Core)
10/12/2020
Date Created (Dublin Core)
07/04/2020
This item was submitted on October 12, 2020 by Carol Lynn Hurst using the form “Share Your Story” on the site “A Journal of the Plague Year”: http://covid-19archive.org/s/archive
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