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Bastille Day is the common name given in English-speaking countries to the national day of France, which is celebrated on 14 July each year.
14 July is full of fireworks and celebrations across France, but what is Bastille Day all about? … READ MORE : https://www.euronews.com/2019/07/14/bastille-da...
Jul 14, 2021 · Thousands of military and public security personnel paraded by foot, on vehicles and aboard jets over Paris' Champs Elysees avenue on Wednesday as France celebrated its national day.
May 21, 2024 · Bastille Day, national holiday in France and its overseas départements and territories, marking the anniversary of the fall on July 14, 1789, of the Bastille, in Paris. Originally built as a medieval fortress, the Bastille eventually came to be used as a state prison.
Jun 21, 2017 · Bastille Day is a holiday celebrating the storming of the Bastille—a military fortress and prison—on July 14, 1789, in a violent uprising that helped usher in the French Revolution.
Jul 13, 2023 · “ Bastille Day ” is known in France simply as “le Quatorze Juillet”, a reference to the date on which it is held. July 14 became an official national holiday in 1880 to commemorate key turning...
Jul 12, 2021 · What is Bastille Day and why is it celebrated? Published: July 12, 2021 4:09pm EDT. French people travelling to or living in English-speaking countries are sometimes surprised when asked about...
The Bastille has captured the public imagination, who have made it a formidable symbol of royal absolutism and arbitrary judicial power, full of the cries of the countless prisoners languishing in the shadows of impenetrable walls, with no hope of freedom.
Jul 14, 2021 · France's national holiday celebrates the day a group of French revolutionaries seized the Bastille, a state prison and symbol of royal overreach.
Jul 13, 2016 · T he French national holiday of Bastille Day— celebrated each year on July 14, or le quatorze juillet —may spell fireworks and and a large military parade for some, but for most, it still marks...
