14 juillet, not “Bastille Day”

Thursday, July 14, 2011 at 11:52AM
Sarah Towle in 14 juillet, Bastille Day, French History, La Fete Nationale, TTT Tales

 

In 1880, the day of July 14^th was declared France’s official date of national celebration, La Fête Nationale.

Mais Attention ! 

Though the celebration is held on the anniversary of the storming of the Bastille, the French never refer to it as “Bastille Day”.  They prefer the moniker, Le Quatorze Juillet, the 14^th of July, with its less violent connotation.

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Image: Sarah Towle, 2010.

Article originally appeared on Time Traveler Tours - Interactive iPhone / iPod Touch iTineraries for Youth and Student Educational Travel (http://timetravelertours.squarespace.com/).