Bastille Day

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commemorative event national day public holiday

Bastille Day is France’s annual national day commemorating the 1789 storming of the Bastille and the symbolic beginning of the French Revolution.

Aliases (6)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	commemorative event → national day → public holiday →
alsoKnownAs	French National Day → La Fête Nationale → Le Quatorze Juillet →
associatedWith	Bastille prison → French tricolour flag → Marseillaise →
commemorates	French Revolution → Storming of the Bastille →
country	France →
dateObserved	14 July →
eveningTradition	bals des pompiers → fireworks at the Eiffel Tower in Paris →
frequency	annual →
hasCulturalSignificance	important event in French civic life → major symbol of French republican values →
hasInternationalObservances	celebrations by French communities abroad →
headOfStateRole	French President reviews the military parade →
inception	1880 →
languageOfName	French →
legalStatus	public holiday in France →
locationOfCelebration	France → Paris →
mainParadeCity	Paris →
mainParadeLocation	Champs-Élysées →
observedBy	French armed forces → French citizens → French government →
observedIn	French overseas departments → French overseas territories →
officialNameInFrench	Fête nationale → Fête nationale française →
paradeFeatures	flypast by French Air and Space Force → marching regiments → military bands → military vehicles →
partOf	French national identity →
relatedEvent	Fête de la Fédération of 1790 → Storming of the Bastille on 14 July 1789 →
symbolizes	birth of the French nation → end of absolute monarchy in France → unity of the French people →
typicalCelebration	communal meals → concerts → dances → fireworks → military parade →

Referenced by (17)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Bastille Day ("French National Day") → Bastille Day ("La Fête Nationale") → Le Quatorze Juillet → Le Quatorze Juillet ("Fête nationale française") → Le Quatorze Juillet ("French National Day") →	alsoKnownAs
France → French Republic → Guadeloupe →	nationalHoliday
bals des pompiers →	associatedWith
French overseas territories →	celebrate
Storming of the Bastille →	commemoratedAs
Bastille →	commemoratedBy
Franschhoek ("Bastille Day festival") →	hasEvent
French Revolution ("Storming of the Bastille") →	keyEvent
Champs-Élysées ("Bastille Day parade") →	knownFor
Richard Madden →	notableWork
Fête de la Fédération →	relatedTo