Bastille Day

On July 14, 1789, France celebrates Fête Nationale, also known as 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 in Paris in front of the President of the Republic, as well as all over France and many other parts of the world. For as long as I can remember, my family has never let a July 14go unmentioned. In San Francisco, a strip of restaurants near my Dad's office always puts on a great day-long celebration. In honor of Bastille Day, maybe you can try to have a croissant, or at least a cafe au lait today. Vive la France!



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