BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.3.6//EN TZID:America/Chicago X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Chicago BEGIN:VEVENT UID:363@zah.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260704T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260704T143000 DTSTAMP:20260608T160402Z URL:https://zah.org/events/americas-semiquincentinnial-250th-birthday/ SUMMARY:America's Semiquincentinnial (250th) Birthday DESCRIPTION:Join Us as\nZoroastrian Association of Houston\n &\; FEZANA \,\nalong with nationwide Cathedrals\, Churches &\; Community organizat ions join together to celebrate\nUSA’s SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL (250th)\nBIRTH DAY &\; INDEPENDENCE!!\nThe National Bell Festival has invited bells an d bell towers across America to ring out together at 2:00 PM Eastern Time on July 4\, 2026\, creating (as they call it) a unified “Canopy of Sound ” to mark the United States Semi quincentennial.\n\nZAH\, FEZANA and oth er Zoroastrian organizations are joining this magnificent celebration as a visible expression of our gratitude and our commitment to the highest Zor oastrian values of Good Thoughts\, Good Words\, Good Deeds.\n\nSaturday\, July 4th\, 2026\nAt the ZAH Center (8787 West Airport Blvd)\nfrom 12 noon onwards\n\nThe festivities will start with a meaningful\, traditional Humb andagi prayer followed by ringing of the bells 13 times to honor the libe ration of the original 13 colonies.\nJoin your fellow community members at ZAH to commemorate this historic milestone with pride\, prayer\, and fell owship.\nBar-B-Que lunch follows\n\n[gravityform id="59" title="false"]\n& nbsp\;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n \n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \ ;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n&nb sp\;\n\n \;\n\n \; CATEGORIES:DisplayEvent,Entertainment END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR