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Liberte, Egalite and Fraternite
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Storming of the Bastille
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Construction of The Bastille complete
1350
2009
1382
Early 1700's
1716-1729
1789
1790
1880
1665-1681
1889
1985
1989
The mysterious Man in the Iron Mask is imprisoned
Cardinal Richelieu transforms the Bastille into a prison
Voltaire and Marquis De Sade held as prisoners
By this day, the Bastille is completely destroyed
July 14 - The Storming of The Bastille
''Expostion'' held in celebration of Bastille Day
July 14 - Bastille Day becomes an official holdiday
French President Francois Mitterrand orders construction of an Opera House on Bastille grounds
July 14 - The Opera House is inaugurated
Both America and France have an Independence Day; that is to say, the day the country declared its independence. America celebrates its Independence Day on July 4 in celebration of the Signing of its Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. France, however, has a different reason to celebrate. France celebrates its Independence on July 14 in celebration of the day that the storming of The Bastille occurred on July 14, 1789. America and France have two different holidays, but many of their traditions and celebratory events are relatively similar. For instance: Both countries shoot off fireworks and light sparklers on their Independence Day. People in both countries also celebrate by spending time with families and having large feasts or picnics. But still, America and France are different countries and have a few unique customs themselves. In France, the night before the celebration, there are many special dances; each year in the Bastille square a large dance is held, along with other balls held in sporadic locations around the city. In America there isn’t much celebration the night before its Independence Day (not generally, anyway.) For the most part only preparation for the big day is done; not much dancing or any balls. France also holds their annual Incredible Picnic. At this massive event (the largest Picnic in the world) people from all over the country come to celebrate in this picnic which stretches from one end of the country to the other (that is about 1,000km or 625 miles). During the picnic, people are asked to bring their own bread (banquettes) and drink (most often different kinds of wine) to share with each other in honor of the revolutionary tradition of fraternity. Many festivities are also attracted to this enormous picnic. Thousands of markets set themselves up along the designated picnic line. Some other festivities include several games of Human Chess, hot-air ballooning, and even a relay race that starts simultaneously at both ends of the picnic line. So while France is having Grand Balls, and Giant Picnics, America is content to watch fireworks and spend time with family at home. Of course, people all over America do have picnics and large parties, but they are usually family and friend events. Regardless of their differences and similarities, both America and France each have their own Independence Day; each very important and celebrated with fireworks and partying.
Viva La France!
America and France
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The Bastille - Fact: Unbeknownst to most people, The Bastille was originally a castle fortress before it was a prison. And then it was a ''nice'' prison. Prisoners were free to explore the prison; walk anywhere inside, they were allowed to bring in furniture, if they were wealthy, and they were even allowed to leave the prison to visit Paris while on parole.
