July 14 is a very important day in France. It is called Bastille Day, and is similar to our 4th of July. Bastille Day is important because it marks the anniversary of the start of the French Revolution. On July 14, 1790 the storming of Bastille took place. The people in France were not happy, and wanted a new form of government. So, the marched on The Bastille (a prison holding many political prisoners) and destroyed it. This put the French Revolution into motion, which gave them a new type of government. So,every July 14, giant fireworks displays are put on all over France along with parades and lots of celebrating.
I was at this beach in Nice to see the fireworks. People sat on the beach and watched the fireworks being shot off from two boats in the water. There was also music, food, and lots of fun! Here is a video of the fireworks.
These last two pictures are of a giant parade in Paris on the morning of Bastille Day and fireworks over the Eiffel Tower.
It looks like youre having fun Ms.Fritz & it look cool!!
ReplyDeleteThanks Karen! It is very cool, hopefully you can see it too one day!
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