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Apr 10, 2024 · See all videos for this article. Bastille Day: military parade. Military parade on the Champs-Élysées in Paris to celebrate Bastille Day, 2012. July 14, often called la fête nationale in France, became an official holiday in 1880. From the beginning, speeches, military parades, and fireworks, along with public revelry, were part of the celebration.
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Jun 21, 2017 · Updated: July 14, 2023 | Original: June 21, 2017. copy page link. Print Page. Leemage/Corbis/Getty Images. Bastille Day is a holiday celebrating the storming of the Bastille—a military...
Jul 14, 2021 · Video. 14 July is full of fireworks and celebrations across France, but what is Bastille Day all about?
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