Bastille Day
Saturday, 13 July 2013 - 01:04 pm (CET/MEZ) Berlin | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union General
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Patrouille de France over Avenue des Champs-Élysées © David Monniaux/cc-by-sa-2.0-fr
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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 (
The National Celebration ) and commonly
Le quatorze juillet (
the fourteenth of July ). It commemorates the 1790
Fête de la Fédération , held on the first anniversary of the
storming of the Bastille on 14 July 1789; the anniversary of the storming of the
Bastille fortress-prison was seen as 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 . Festivities and official ceremonies 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.
Fête de la Fédération on July 14th at Champ-de-Mars by Charles Thévenin at Musée Carnavalet
The
Bastille Day Military Parade opens with cadets from the
École Polytechnique ,
Saint-Cyr ,
École Navale , and so forth, then other infantry troops, then motorized troops; aircraft of the
Patrouille de France aerobatics team fly above. In recent times, it has become customary to invite units from France’s allies to the parade; in 2004 British troops, in 2007 the German 26th Airborne Brigade.
The president used to give an interview to members of the press, discussing the situation of the country, recent events and projects for the future.
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