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07-16-2013, 09:39 AM
Also called
The Fourteenth of July
The Fête nationale
Observed by
France
Type
National
Significance
Commemorates the 1790 Fête de la Fédération, held on the first anniversary of the storming of the Bastille on 14 July 1789
Date
July 14
Celebrations
Military parades, fireworks, concerts, balls
The Champs-Élysées decorated with flags for Bastille Day
Horseman of the French Republican Guard during the 2007 military parade on the Champs-Élysées.
Prise de la Bastille by Jean-Pierre-Louis-Laurent Houel
Bastille Day is the name given in English-speaking countries to the French National Day, which is celebrated on 14 July each year. In France, it is formally called La Fête Nationale (French pronunciation: [la.fɛːt.na.sjɔˈnal] ; The National Celebration) and commonly Le quatorze juillet (French pronunciation: [lə.ka.tɔʁz.ʒɥiˈjɛ] ; the fourteenth of July). While the date is the same as that of the storming of the Bastille, July 14 was instead chosen to commemorate the 1790 Fête de la Fédération. It is a symbol of the uprising of the modern nation and of the reconciliation of all the French inside the constitutional monarchy which preceded the First Republic during the French Revolution. Celebrations are held all over France. The oldest and largest regular military parade in Europe is held on the morning of 14 July, on the Champs-Élysées avenue in Paris in front of the President of the Republic, French officials and foreign guests
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The Fourteenth of July
The Fête nationale
Observed by
France
Type
National
Significance
Commemorates the 1790 Fête de la Fédération, held on the first anniversary of the storming of the Bastille on 14 July 1789
Date
July 14
Celebrations
Military parades, fireworks, concerts, balls
The Champs-Élysées decorated with flags for Bastille Day
Horseman of the French Republican Guard during the 2007 military parade on the Champs-Élysées.
Prise de la Bastille by Jean-Pierre-Louis-Laurent Houel
Bastille Day is the name given in English-speaking countries to the French National Day, which is celebrated on 14 July each year. In France, it is formally called La Fête Nationale (French pronunciation: [la.fɛːt.na.sjɔˈnal] ; The National Celebration) and commonly Le quatorze juillet (French pronunciation: [lə.ka.tɔʁz.ʒɥiˈjɛ] ; the fourteenth of July). While the date is the same as that of the storming of the Bastille, July 14 was instead chosen to commemorate the 1790 Fête de la Fédération. It is a symbol of the uprising of the modern nation and of the reconciliation of all the French inside the constitutional monarchy which preceded the First Republic during the French Revolution. Celebrations are held all over France. The oldest and largest regular military parade in Europe is held on the morning of 14 July, on the Champs-Élysées avenue in Paris in front of the President of the Republic, French officials and foreign guests
http://media4.onsugar.com/files/2013/07/14/929/n/1922398/6c34819ddbae7a18_173428793_10.preview/i/Bastille-Day-Pictures-2013.jpg
http://bastilleday2013.com/wp-content/uploads/19f45_bastille_day_bastille-day-fireworks.jpg
http://www.washingtonpost.com/rf/image_606w/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2013/07/15/Foreign/Images/2013-07-14T225308Z_01_GFM101_RTRIDSP_3_FRANCE.jpg