From fireworks displays and red, white, and blue, to hot dog-eating contests and naturalization ceremonies, Independence Day is more than just the Fourth of July to many Americans.
Here are 10 images of Americans celebrating Independence Day:
Four-year-old Jordan Coudji waves a small American flag as he attends a naturalization ceremony at Liberty State Park. Monday, July 4, 2016, in Jersey City, New Jersey. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
Fireworks explode over Lincoln Memorial, at the National Mall as seen from Arlington, Virginia. during the Fourth of July celebration on Monday, July 4, 2016. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Yalenny Vargas arranges flags for the Fourth Of July celebrations at Liberty State Park on Monday, July 4, 2016, in Jersey City, New Jersey. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
Spectators watch Fourth of July fireworks at Ault Park, Monday, July 4, 2016, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Huntington Beach July 4th Parade, Los Angeles, California. (Rex Features via AP Images)
People ride the Sky Flyer at State Fair Meadowlands carnival as fireworks explode, Sunday, July 3, 2016, in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Mayor Ed Murray of Seattle (R), accompanied by youth performers, congratulates new U.S. citizens during an Independence Day naturalization ceremony held by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services for 503 people at Seattle Center in Seattle, Washington July 4, 2016. (David Ryder/Reuters)
Joey Chestnut competes in the annual Hot Dog Eating Contest at Coney Island July 4, 2016 in New York City. Chestnut re-took the crown, eating 70 hot dogs and beating last year's winner Matt Stonie's 53 hot dogs consumed. (Eric Thayer/Getty Images)
New York City counterterrorism police officers watch over spectators watching the Fourth of July Fireworks, Monday, July 4, 2016, along the East River on the FDR drive in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
People watch fireworks during the 4th of July Independence Day celebrations at the National Mall in Washington, U.S., July 4, 2016. (Carlos Barria/Reuters)
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