Bastille Day, or the Fête Nationale Française, celebrates the liberation of the French people by remembering two events of the French revolution – the storming of the Bastille on 14 July 1789 and the Fête de la Fédération that announced unity on 14 July 1790. Annually July 14 sees military parades in Paris, while fireworks and parties set the mood across France.
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