I like to refer to the holiday more as "Independence Day" rather than "the 4th of July", since the former reminds us clearly of what all the fuss is about: that we as a nation bow to no other nation (which should also be the case with the U.N. and similar groups) and that we, placing our trust in Divine Providence, chart our own destiny as a people. The opposite would be like referring to Christmas as simply "the 25th of December".