Bastille Day, the
French National Holiday, is celebrated each year in France on July 14. It
commemorates the storming of the Bastille, which took place on 14 July 1789 and
marked the beginning of the French Revolution. The Bastille was a prison and a
symbol of the absolute and arbitrary power of Louis XVI. By capturing this
symbol, the people signaled that the king's power was no longer absolute.
The first Republic was
born in 1792.
Bastille Day is
generally celebrated with an impressive military parade up the Champs Elysées
in Paris, plus festivals, parties and fireworks across the nation.
This article was written by Frederique G., French Interpreter who has been working for LAMP since 2008.
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