Meat, sweets and fireworks dominated your photo submissions for the Fourth of July.
Many Mashable readers -- who spent the holiday basking in the sun's glow -- captured images of their Independence Day, and sent them our way via Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Vine, along with the hashtag #Social4th.
Relive the United States' 237th birthday by flipping through the gallery, above. Then feel free to add your contributions in the comments.