“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed… 

My mother said, and I think it’s true even though I don’t have the source on hand, that as part of the proclamation of independence, people were exhorted to celebrate with fireworks. Go forth and do so!