Happy Bastille Day!
Bastille Day or Le Quatorze Juillet
(the 14th of July) , as it is commonly referred to in
France, celebrates the 1790 Fête de la Fédération, held on
the first anniversary of the
storming of the Bastille. On
July 14, 1789, the oppressed citizens of France stormed the King’s prison, The
Bastille, and began the French Revolution. Although the prison held only seven
prisoners at the time, the taking of the prison by the common citizens
symbolized liberty and the fight against oppression . On July 14, 1790, the
first “Bastille Day” was celebrated with delegates from all regions of France
coming together and proclaiming allegiance to one national community. Bastille
Day is much like the Fourth of July in the U.S. in that it celebrates the
beginning of a Revolution.
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