Sunday, July 14, is a National holiday in France.
11/7/2024,
The opening line of the French national hymn is "Up, children of the fatherland..."
Assault on the Bastille
In France, today is a national holiday. The French commemorate this day as the storming of the Bastille, the prison in Paris, on July 14, 1789. The storming of the Bastille became a myth; for the French, it symbolises the triumph over the despised monarchy at the close of the absolutist era and the French Revolution.
Coherence, Equilibrium, and Freedom
The real significance of July 14th lies not in the storming of the Bastille but rather in the adoption of the new constitution.
The catchphrases of the French Revolution, "Freedom, equality, fraternity," are still relevant today.
Memorial stones
The stones from the Bastille were made into trinkets when it was destroyed in the 1800s.
The "Place de la Bastille" in Paris is the current location of the Bastille.
Savour the national anthem of France.
There is a national anthem for almost every nation on earth. Usually, it's a straightforward song that conveys a sense of national or state identity.
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