What does Bastille Day celebrate?

Answer 1

Bastile day is on July 14, Or Quatorze Julliet as it is known in french. On july 14, 1789. French citizens began their revolution for liberté,egalité,fraternité. By storming to the bastille prison where the mob freed the prisoners which mostly were political enemies of Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette. Then they declared the right of man and citizen. For example: right to express your own opinion without persecution.

Answer 2

Bastille Day, in French Fête Nationale (national day), is a public holiday in France that commemorates both the storming of the Bastille on July 14, 1789 as the historical starting date of the French Revolution, and the beginning of the Fête de la Fédération on the same day the following year, as the union of the French people which ultimately led to the foundation of the first French Republic.

July 14 was deemed a stronger symbol than the actual date of the proclamation of the French Republic, September 22, 1792, and thus legally promulgated as the national day of France in 1880.

Answer 3

Bastille Day is the English name for the French National Day, which is celebrated on the 14th of July each year.

In France, it is formally called La Fête Nationale (or more commonly le quatorze juillet).

It commemorates the storming of the Bastille on July 14, 1789, which marked the start of the French Revolution and eventually led to the abolition of monarchy and the founding of the French Republic.
In France, the 14 of July is known simply as "le quatorze juillet" or more officially as "la fête nationale". Only English-speakers call it "Bastille Day".

The Bastille was a prison and royal fortress in Paris. A mob stormed the Bastille and freed the 7 prisoners inside on 14 July 1789. This is usually seen as the formal beginning of the French Revolution, which eventually led to the abolition of monarchy and the founding of the French Republic.
the storming of an old jail in Paris. - Apex

Answer 4

It is Bastille Day, from the name of La Bastille jail, not the name of a saint.

The storming of the jail on July 14, 1789 marks the beginning of the French Revolution which led to the demise of monarchy and the founding of the French Republic.

Since then, July 14 has been celebrated as France's national day.