Bastille Day Today
Similar to how Americans celebrate the Fourth of July, Bastille Day, also known as la Fête nationale or le 14 juillet (14 July), is a national holiday in France that is marked by fireworks, parades, and parties.
The tricolor flag of France, the French proclamation Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité, and the singing of La Marseillaise are all well-known French symbols that originated during the euphoric years of the French Revolution.
Since Bastille Day in 1880, French troops have marched along the Champs-Elysées in Paris in front of French government officials and world leaders in one of the world's oldest annual military parades.
