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Bastille Day
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 are held on the morning of 14 July, on the Champs-Élysées avenue in Paris in front of the President of the Republic.

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3 Comments on Happy Bastille Day

  1. Je m'appelle Cynthia
    July 14, 2010 at 9:40 PM (14 years ago)

    Oh, I haven’t stopped by your blog in a bit and I see you’re posting about Claudia’s great iPhone app – isn’t it super? Just like your beautiful design work. Love your drawings, Elaine Bliss!

  2. M-T
    July 15, 2010 at 10:31 PM (14 years ago)

    et de ma part je vous souhaite un joyeux quatorze un petit peu en retard (“I wish you a Happy Bastille Day a little late.”)