If we have accepted Christ as our Savior, we have an even greater independence to commemorate, and that is the day we received freedom from sin and began a new life in Christ.
I am a cold-natured person with absolutely no tolerance for frigid temperatures, so if I know I am going to be somewhere I could get cold, I wear layers and pack blankets, gloves, a hat, and anything else I can think of that might eliminate the agony.