Bastille Day is the name given in English speaking countries to the French National Day which is celebrated on 14 July each year. In France it is formally called La Fête Nationale (French pronunciation: [la fɛːt nasjɔˈnal]; The National Celebration) and commonly Le quatorze juillet (French pronunciation: [lə.ka.tɔʁz.ʒɥiˈjɛ]; the fourteenth of July).
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Commemorates the beginning of the French Revolution with the Storming of the Bastille on the 14th July 1789 and the unity of the French people during the Fête de la Fédération on the 14th July 1790.
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