I did light research years ago on america's Independence Day. I never found pagan origins, except that the chinese invented fireworks and still make most of them. So, Happy 4th everyone!

The only other secular holiday I observe is Thanksgiving. The only thing I have more recently found with it is that we keep leftovers for a week and it's not a spontaneous feast. Scripture does allot for thanksgiving feasts though, so if we follow the guidelines by not eating turkey for more than one day, it seems permissible.

Anyone else do research on these?