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Bonne journée tout le monde. Oujourd’hui est la fête nationale française, qui célèbre le debut de la révolution. Bastille Day commemorates the storming of the Bastille, which took place on 14 July 1789 and marked the beginning of the French Revolution. Although the Bastille only held seven prisoners at the time of its capture, the storming of the prison was a symbol of liberty and the fight against oppression for all French citizens. It marked the end of absolute monarchy, the birth of the sovereign Nation, and, eventually, the creation of the (First) Republic, in 1792. As in the USA, where the signing of the Declaration of Independence signalled the start of the American revolt, in France the storming of the Bastille began the Great Revolution. In both countries, the national holiday thus symbolizes freedom and a the beginning of a new form of government. Vive la France!
Bonne journée tout le monde. Oujourd’hui est la fête nationale française, qui célèbre le debut de la révolution. Bastille Day commemorates the storming of the Bastille, which took place on 14 July 1789 and marked the beginning of the French Revolution. Although the Bastille only held seven prisoners at the time of its capture, the storming of the prison was a symbol of liberty and the fight against oppression for all French citizens. It marked the end of absolute monarchy, the birth of the sovereign Nation, and, eventually, the creation of the (First) Republic, in 1792. As in the USA, where the signing of the Declaration of Independence signalled the start of the American revolt, in France the storming of the Bastille began the Great Revolution. In both countries, the national holiday thus symbolizes freedom and a the beginning of a new form of government. Vive la France!
