A few of the children will help carry the large banner at the front of the parade proclaiming the entourage as the Centerville Children's Parade. Some will get to ride on a float borrowed from the town of Lehi. The float says "Happy Birthday Garfield," honoring the birthday of a popular cartoon character.

Several other children will collectively hold on to a giant balloon that will waft over the procession. The children who don't get to hold on to the big balloon will be given their own smaller balloons to carry.

Some of the youngsters will dress up - clowns, football players, pirates. One scout troop will put on freshly-pressed scout shirts and neckerchiefs, gather in formation and carry the flag.

Most probably won't know why they are there. The Jazzettes weren't sure.

"I think we celebrate the Fourth because it's when the pioneers came to Utah," Jennifer guessed. The others said they didn't know.

When it was pointed out that their shirts were red, white and blue, Traci and Luci Webb caught on.

"Oh, that's the color of the flag," Traci said.

"I think I know what July 4th is for. It's to celebrate the flag," Luci decided.

Close.

The framers of the Declaration of Independence probably wouldn't have minded the children's confusion about what they are celebrating.

More likely, they would marvel that two centuries after that muggy July night when they gave their assent to those defiant words, "When in the course of human events . . ." - there is still so much to celebrate.