14 juillet, not “Bastille Day”

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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