Bastille Day
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Bastille Day is France’s annual national day commemorating the 1789 storming of the Bastille and the symbolic beginning of the French Revolution.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bastille Day canonical | 13 |
| Bastille Day festival | 2 |
| French National Day | 2 |
| Fête nationale française | 2 |
| 14 July (Bastille Day) | 1 |
| Bastille Day (France, July 14) | 1 |
| Bastille Day parade | 1 |
| La Fête Nationale | 1 |
| Storming of the Bastille | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
commemorative event
ⓘ
national day ⓘ public holiday ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Bastille Day
ⓘ
surface form:
French National Day
Bastille Day ⓘ
surface form:
La Fête Nationale
Le Quatorze Juillet ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Place de la Bastille
ⓘ
surface form:
Bastille prison
French tricolour ⓘ
surface form:
French tricolour flag
La Marseillaise ⓘ
surface form:
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
ⓘ
surface form:
French armed forces
French citizens ⓘ Government of France ⓘ
surface form:
French government
|
| observedIn |
French overseas territories
ⓘ
surface form:
French overseas departments
French overseas territories ⓘ |
| officialNameInFrench |
Le Quatorze Juillet
ⓘ
surface form:
Fête nationale
Le Quatorze Juillet ⓘ
surface form:
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 ⓘ
surface form:
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 (24)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Bastille Day parade
this entity surface form:
Storming of the Bastille
this entity surface form:
French National Day
this entity surface form:
La Fête Nationale
this entity surface form:
Bastille Day festival
this entity surface form:
Fête nationale française
this entity surface form:
French National Day
this entity surface form:
Bastille Day (France, July 14)
subject surface form:
Franschhoek
this entity surface form:
Bastille Day festival
this entity surface form:
Fête nationale française
this entity surface form:
14 July (Bastille Day)