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When is Bastille days?

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Anonymous

9y ago
Updated: 4/22/2022

Bastille Day is observed on July 14 every year since 1790, regardless of the day of the week.

Bastille Day is the French national holiday.

On July 14, 1789, the Bastille prison was stormed by a mob in Paris, defying the authority of the French King Louis XVI and marking the start of the French Revolution.

On its first anniversary, on July 14, 1790, the Fête de la Fédération celebrated the union of the French people against monarchy and ultimately toward the foundation of the French Republic. It gathered hundred of thousand of people and all the deputies of the then 85 departments, and is as such more important to the French Republic than the storming of the Bastille. This is the reason why the French national day does not include "Bastille" in its name, but is called the Fête Nationale, or more simply, le quatorze juillet.

Basically, the first date is seen as a rather destructive, but necessary process, while the second date marks the start of a more constructive rebuilding of France.

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Alyson Reynolds

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3y ago

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