WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Similar to how Americans call their independence day “the 4th of July”, the French refer to Bastille day as “quatorze juillet, ” which means “14th of July. “

Detailed explanation-2: -Bastille Day is the national holiday of France, a bit like the Fourth of July in the United States. It celebrates one of the first battles of the French Revolution.

Detailed explanation-3: -These two holidays, however, are of different origin. In France, Bastille Day is celebrated as the day the French Revolution began which eventually led to France as we know it. In the United States, we celebrate the 4th of July because it was the day we officially became a nation; free from British rule.

Detailed explanation-4: -One of the revolutionary days in Paris and now a national holiday, the 14th of July ("Bastille Day") is celebrated with a mixture of solemn military parades and easygoing dancing and fireworks. The storming of the Bastille on July 14, 1789 has been commemorated in France for more than a century.

Detailed explanation-5: -In French, it is formally called the Fête nationale française (French: [fɛt nasjɔnal]; “French National Celebration"); legally it is known as le 14 juillet (French: [lə katɔʁz(ə) ʒɥijɛ]; “the 14th of July"). Bastille Day. The Patrouille de France with nine Alpha Jets over the Champs-Élysées in Paris in 2017.