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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.

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)

Sensory history contribution to COVID-19 Archive

Date Submitted (Dublin Core)

10/12/2020

Date Modified (Dublin Core)

10/12/2020

Date Created (Dublin Core)

07/04/2020

Item sets

Covid 19
Arizona State University

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”: https://covid-19archive.org/s/archive

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