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The Bastille was a prison and fortress built in the 14th century to protect Paris's eastern entrance. At the height of its use, it held political prisoners, but by 1789, it was mostly vacant except for supplies like gunpowder. In fact, the Bastille was supposed to be demolished and replaced with a town square. Revolutionaries had other ideas, though—they wanted to get at that gunpowder, so they stormed the Bastille on July 14, 1789, losing about 100 people in the process. However, they ended up winning the day and proceeded to execute the Bastille's governor and dismantle the building entirely.

Interestingly enough, they don't even call it Bastille Day in France—they use la Fête nationale or le 14 juillet.

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Bastille Day is the Independence Day of France because that is when the peasants revolted against the king, this the peasants became free. The Bastille was the prison where those that opposed the king were held.

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France never was a colony of another country and thus has no independence day. The national day is held on the 14th of July, to commemorate the storming of the Bastille. That event marks the 'official' beginning of the French revolution which led to the abolition of monarchy and the Republic being established.

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que vos jours soient joyeux

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Bastille Day is on the 14th of July, in Summer.

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The Bastille was a prison over 400 year old in Paris that housed general prisoners, political dissenters and also victims of the King's penal lettres du cachet (arrest and imprisonment without any benefit of trial or appeal). It had a notorious reputation for holding the latter two categories of prisoners and was seen as representing the oppression and abuse of privilege by the King and the nobility of France.

Its storming by Parisian demonstrators on July 14, 1789 is considered one of the actions that initiated and influenced the actions that occurred during the French Revolution.

It eventually led to the abolition of monarchy and the founding of the French Republic, which is why the French Republic celebrates its anniversary as a national holiday every year on July 14, regardless of the day of the week.

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French people have the day off on the 14th of July. On the 13th there are usually public balls in towns often at the fire brigade barracks, and fireworks in scenic places.

On the 14th in Paris there is a big military parade and the crowds gather to see their servicemen descending the Champs-Elysées. It is very common for people living farther away to watch the parade live on TV on the morning, then the tour de France stage in the afternoon.

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Bastille Day is France's national day. It is celebrated on July 14 every year.

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Symbolically they are not very similar.

The storming of the Bastille and the consequent treatment of political prisoners held within (some were released, others were executed) marked a new phase in the French revolution. The American fourth of July similarly marks a new phase in the the American revolution, but for very different reasons, as being the date entered on a decleration of independence by 13 of Britain's colonies in North America.

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The French celebrate Bastille Day because it marks the day when the French revolution started and also the process of their nation getting rid of the monarchy, to become a republic.

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un jour ou une journée you use un jour when you're just talking about some time during the day (ie: la soupe du jour) but you use journée when you mean a legitment 24-hour period (ie: c'est une belle journée) ---- so days would be either les jours (m) ou les journeés (f)

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The Storming of the Bastille was the incident that marked the start of the French Revolution when Parisian peasants, after years of abuse by the monarchy, overwhelmed soldiers guarding the arsenal on July 14, 1789.

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On 14 July 1789.

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they throw fire works and lights

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French National Day is 14th July.

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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.

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They were celebrating the end of the French monarchy and the beginning of their new republic.

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After storming the bastille .................there were two laws which came into force ..........

1.abolition of slavery in 1789 summer

2.abolition of fuedal system on 4th august 1789 .....

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The Eiffel Tower.

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France

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14th july

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No, it has nothing to do with religion. On that day, July 14th 1789, the French revolution began with the storming of a prison called La Bastille, in Paris.