Tomorrow we will celebrate Bastille Day, the French National Day which is celebrated on 14 July of each year. A military parade is held on the morning of 14 July, on the Champs-Élysées avenue in Paris. But this day is also about communal meals, dances, parties and most of all, fireworks.

The Champs-Élysées are decorated with flags, and the 14 Juillet (the fourteenth of July) being a public holiday, almost everyone can enjoy a day off and meet with friends and family. In Paris, Bastille Day fireworks at the Eiffel Tower is always a huge event.

Now some history, the Storming of the Bastille:

The storming of the Bastille occurred in Paris on the morning of 14 July 1789. The medieval fortress and prison in Paris known as the Bastille represented royal authority in the centre of Paris. While the prison only contained seven inmates at the time of its storming, its fall was the flashpoint of the French Revolution. In France, Le quatorze juillet (14 July) is a public holiday, formally known as the Fête de la Fédération (Federation Holiday). It is usually called Bastille Day in English.

We thought Bastille Day was only celebrated in France and in some Francophone countries but we found out there are celebrations in NYC, in Los Angeles, in Seattle, in London… Wherever you live, if you celebrate this day we hope you will all have a good time!