The 14 July 1789 (storming of bastille) is a holiday in France. Why? Because it is a symbol of liberty and a celebration of the end of the monarchy and the beggining of the new republic. The French remember what happened that day as was mentioned in the section before.
What do people now think about the bastille?
Now people think of the bastille as a horrible place were the poor prisoners were mistreated and tortured. They think that the prisoners were trapped in there were poor and innocent. Infatct in 1790 they found bones that they say to be those of the prisoners. They think that the bastille was a horrible place.
To remember this day the french do military parades in order to remember that day with glory.
This is how the french remember this day, the 14th July. An important date and beggining of the french revolution. They remember the people that had the courage to fight and storm the bastille and free all the prisoners that the king had inside.
This day has to be remembered by all of us.
When was this day declared as a national holiday? The bastille day was declared as a proper national holiday on 6th July 1880. Since then all the french celebrate it.
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Cool blog. Kind of like my website, "Storming of the Bastille."
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