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French National Day is the anniversary of the Storming of the Bastille on 14 July 1789, [1] [2] a major event of the French Revolution, [4] as well as the Fête de la Fédération that celebrated the unity of the French people on 14 July 1790. Celebrations are held throughout France.
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Jul 12, 2021 · French people travelling to or living in English-speaking countries are sometimes surprised when asked about their plans for “Bastille Day”: they refer to the day as Quatorze Juillet (14...
Jun 24, 2018 · Bastille Day, the French national holiday, commemorates the storming of the Bastille, which took place on July 14, 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 the 16th 's Ancient Regime.
Le 19 juillet est le 200e jour de l' année du calendrier grégorien, 201e lorsqu'elle est bissextile, il en reste ensuite 165. Son équivalent était généralement le 1er thermidor (mois des thermes, des bains), dans le calendrier républicain / révolutionnaire français, officiellement dénommé jour de l' épeautre (la céréale « blé des Gaulois » ).
Mar 6, 2024 · Bastille Day commemorates the 1790 “ Fête de la Fédération ”. This celebration occurred on the first anniversary of dismantling the Bastille fortress on 14 July 1789. The Storming of the Bastille was an essential symbol of a new era in the country. It preceded the First Republic.
Bastille Day is a holiday celebrating the storming of the Bastille fortress and prison by a group of Parisians on the east side of Paris on July 14, 1789. This event is considered a demonstration against political tyranny and one of the most defining moments of the French Revolution.
July is the seventh month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Its length is 31 days. It was named by the Roman Senate in honour of Roman general Julius Caesar in 44 B.C., being the month of his birth. Before then it was called Quintilis, being the fifth month of the calendar that started with March. [1]