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How and why France celebrates Bastille Day
France celebrated its biggest holiday Monday with 7,000 people marching, on horseback or riding armored vehicles along the ...
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Exploring Bastille Day and Its Cultural Significance
What does a medieval fortress, an iconic red, white, and blue flag, and a massive fireworks display have in common They are ...
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Time for France to ‘rearm’, interior minister says on Bastille Day
Celebrating Bastille Day with a military parade in Paris, France’s interior minister said it is time for the country to ...
Bastille Day: How literary writings see the French Revolution
The storming of the Bastille prison on July 14, 1789, is seen as a defining event in the French Revolution. But how does the ...
Tour de France stage 10 preview: Route map, profile and start time as GC contenders set for battle on Bastille Day
Saturday and Sunday saw the sprinters take the spotlight, with Jonathan Milan and Tim Merlier winning stages 8 and 9. Despite ...
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🇫🇷 Happy Bastille Day
July 14 — It’s Bastille Day, marking the 1789 start of the French Revolution. You can celebrate locally at Saint-Germain Bakery, Bar Blanc, The Select, Bistro Niko, Brasserie Margot, and Anis Bistro ...
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Gisele Pelicot honoured on Bastille Day for advocacy against sexual violence
Gisele Pelicot, who embodies the fight against sexual violence against women, is one of those being honoured on 14 July, ...
The Hindu3h
Daily Quiz | On Bastille Day
A: It was built as a fortress to defend the eastern entrance of Paris during the Hundred Years’ War. Q: Which American ...