The July 14 date of the fête commemorates two important events in French history. FRANCE 24 takes a look at the holiday’s origins and what to expect on the day. One of your browser extensions ...

If you're a fan of all things France, are part-French, or simply love holidays, you might have heard of Bastille Day before, which is celebrated every July 14. But what is Bastille Day?

We have two suggestions for how Austinites can mark Bastille Day. First, they can check out ... Second, they can take a brief trip down memory lane with Austin’s French Legation Museum ...

Bonjour! Today (July 14) is Bastille Day – a day of great importance in French history. Bastille Day is a celebration of French freedoms and the beginning of the French republic. It also falls ...

Bastille Day marks a hugely significant day in French history and is widely celebrated by Gallic people around the world. It’s often marked by communal traditional feasts, parades, musical ...

Last weekend, tanks rumbled along the Avenue des Champs-Élysées in Paris past viewing stands erected in advance of Bastille Day, France’s national holiday. The tanks weren’t rehearse for the ...

The infamous prison no longer exists—it was destroyed in a bout of revolutionary fervor a few months later—but its legacy can still be felt in celebrations across France on Bastille Day ...

(Also read: World Population Day 2024: Date, history, theme, significance) Celebrating Bastille Day is a way to honour the fight for democracy and the rights and freedoms of citizens. The ...

Today (7/14) is the French holiday Bastille Day and it marks the storming of a ... and can learn about its history, its cultural heritage, and make new discoveries.” This year the festival ...