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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.
Jul 14, 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...
Jul 15, 2016 · It's France's independence day and it is celebrated every year on 14 July. The Bastille was a prison where political dissidents were locked up. Rischgitz/Getty Images. French troops storming...
Jul 14, 2024 · Fireworks, firemen's parties, and military processions mark the bank holiday on 14 July when we commemorate the French Revolution's storming of the Bastille in 1789. Here are some ways to enjoy a unique day when the country is decorated in blue, white, and red!
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.
One of the revolutionary days in Paris and now a national holiday, the 14th of July ("Bastille Day") is celebrated with a mixture of solemn military parades and easygoing dancing and fireworks. The storming of the Bastille on July 14, 1789 has been commemorated in France for more than a century.
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.