{"id":817,"date":"2023-07-10T17:27:18","date_gmt":"2023-07-10T15:27:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/?p=817"},"modified":"2024-02-19T09:05:19","modified_gmt":"2024-02-19T08:05:19","slug":"french-bastille-day-july-14th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/french-bastille-day-july-14th\/","title":{"rendered":"French Bastille Day: July 14th"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In most countries of the world, the French national holiday is connected with the Bastille: <strong>Bastille Day<\/strong> in English, <strong>Tag der Bastille<\/strong> in German, <strong>Dia de la Bastilla<\/strong> in Spanish, <strong>Giorno della Bastilla<\/strong> in Italian, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In France, we just say <strong>Le 14 juillet <\/strong>or <strong>La F\u00eate Nationale<\/strong>. Of course, the Bastille Day (<em>i.e. the attack by Parisians on the Bastille, the prison that symbolized the tyranny of the King in the eyes of the people<\/em>) marks the beginning of the <strong>French Revolution<\/strong>, on <strong>July 14, 1789<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&rsquo;re in France for Bastille Day because <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/how-learning-french-can-help-you-travel-more\/\" target=\"_blank\">you love traveling in France<\/a>, and after reading our article on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/french-flag-a-symbol-of-the-french-republic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the origins of the French flag<\/a>, here&rsquo;s <strong>everything <\/strong>you need to know <strong>about Bastille Day<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-table-of-contents uagb-toc__align-left uagb-toc__columns-1 uagb-toc__collapse uagb-block-51cb28ed     \"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-scroll= \"1\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-offset= \"30\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uagb-toc__wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uagb-toc__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Table of contents<\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox= \"0 0 384 512\"><path d=\"M192 384c-8.188 0-16.38-3.125-22.62-9.375l-160-160c-12.5-12.5-12.5-32.75 0-45.25s32.75-12.5 45.25 0L192 306.8l137.4-137.4c12.5-12.5 32.75-12.5 45.25 0s12.5 32.75 0 45.25l-160 160C208.4 380.9 200.2 384 192 384z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-toc__separator'><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uagb-toc__list-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><a href=\"#so-which-14th-of-july-do-we-celebrate-in-france\" class=\"uagb-toc-link__trigger\">So which 14th of July do we celebrate in France?<\/a><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><a href=\"#what-happens-in-france-on-the-french-bastille-day\" class=\"uagb-toc-link__trigger\">What happens in France on the French Bastille Day?<\/a><ul class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><a href=\"#french-bastille-day-the-french-firemens-ball\" class=\"uagb-toc-link__trigger\">French Bastille Day: The French firemen&#039;s ball<\/a><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><a href=\"#french-bastille-day-the-french-presidential-speech\" class=\"uagb-toc-link__trigger\">French Bastille Day: The French presidential speech<\/a><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><a href=\"#the-french-military-parade-on-the-french-bastille-day\" class=\"uagb-toc-link__trigger\">The French military parade on the French Bastille Day<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><a href=\"#why-does-france-organize-a-military-parade\" class=\"uagb-toc-link__trigger\">Why does France organize a military parade?<\/a><ul class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><a href=\"#ecoute-lis\" class=\"uagb-toc-link__trigger\">\u2714\ufe0f Ecoute &amp; lis&#8230;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><a href=\"#french-bastille-day-a-popular-festival\" class=\"uagb-toc-link__trigger\">French Bastille Day: a popular festival<\/a><ul class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><a href=\"#the-eiffel-tower-in-the-spotlight-during-the-french-bastille-day\" class=\"uagb-toc-link__trigger\">The Eiffel Tower in the spotlight during the French Bastille Day<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><a href=\"#french-bastille-day-of-course-its-holiday\" class=\"uagb-toc-link__trigger\">French Bastille Day: of course it&#039;s holiday<\/a><ul class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><a href=\"#faire-le-pont\" class=\"uagb-toc-link__trigger\">\u201cFaire le pont\u201d<\/a><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><a href=\"#articles-that-might-interest-you\" class=\"uagb-toc-link__trigger\">Articles that might interest you:<\/a><\/ul><\/ul><\/ul><\/ul><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>But the National Holiday does not go back to 1789, <strong>but to 1880<\/strong>: on July 6, 1888, the Deputy Benjamin Raspail voted a law that will bear his name to establish July 14 as National Holiday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">So which 14th of July do we celebrate in France?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>July 14, 1789<\/strong>, commemoration of the storming of the Bastille<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>July 14, 1790<\/strong>, celebration of the <strong>F\u00eate de la F\u00e9d\u00e9ration<\/strong>, symbol of the rediscovered unity (for a time) of King Louis XVI and his people. A less bloody symbol for some parliamentarians than the storming of the Bastille a year earlier.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In fact, we don&rsquo;t know&#8230; To satisfy revolutionaries and royalists, the Raspail law kept the text deliberately short: \u00ab\u00a0the Republic adopts July 14 as its annual national holiday\u00a0\u00bb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What happens in France on the French Bastille Day?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">French Bastille Day: The French firemen&rsquo;s ball<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In Paris, it all starts on the evening of July 13 and continues on July 14, from 9 p.m. to about 4 a.m., with the traditional <strong>Bal des Pompiers<\/strong>. These balls are organized everywhere in France in fire stations and animated by the firemen themselves. Gymnastics demonstrations, fire starts, DJ, refreshment bar (improvised bar), snack bar (improvised restaurant)&#8230; For one night, <strong>the fire stations are transformed into discotheques<\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The tradition of the Firemen&rsquo;s Ball goes back to <strong>1937<\/strong>: it all started in the Montmartre district of Paris. On their way back from the July 14th military parade, in which the firemen from the Montmartre fire station had taken part, a group of passers-by crashed into the firemen&rsquo;s procession and sympathized. One of the firemen offers to show them around his fire station. <strong>This is the beginning of the Firemen&rsquo;s Ball!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many French people first practiced <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/french-kiss-the-truth-behind-the-legend\/\" target=\"_blank\">the famous French Kiss<\/a> here&#8230; Oh l\u00e0 l\u00e0 \ud83d\ude0d<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/french-firemen-ball-on-bastille-day.jpg\" alt=\"French firemen ball to celebrate the French Bastille Day\" class=\"wp-image-818\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/french-firemen-ball-on-bastille-day.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/french-firemen-ball-on-bastille-day-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">French Bastille Day: The French presidential speech<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>July 14th<\/strong> also rhymes with the <strong>interview of the French president of the republic<\/strong>. It is a style exercise: <strong>since 1978<\/strong>, all presidents (or almost) have participated in this ritual. It is an opportunity to take stock of the major issues of national or international politics, live on public television.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#60bceb\"><strong>Do you like learning French with videos?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Receive <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/learn-french-fun.com\/newsletter\" target=\"_blank\">our free video newsletter<\/a> every Friday in your e-mail box. You will get <strong>3 \u00ab\u00a0Tips &amp; Tricks\u00a0\u00bb<\/strong> on <strong>grammar<\/strong>, <strong>vocabulary<\/strong>, <strong>phonetics <\/strong>or <strong>French culture<\/strong>.<br>\ud83d\udc49\ud83d\udc49 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/learn-french-fun.com\/newsletter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sign up now!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/learn-french-fun.com\/newsletter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/BLOG-newsletter.jpg\" alt=\"Every Friday afternoon, a French-language video delivered straight to your inbox, with three tips and tricks on the French language.\" class=\"wp-image-1882\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/BLOG-newsletter.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/BLOG-newsletter-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The French military parade on the French Bastille Day<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>July 14th<\/strong> is a day rich in official celebrations but the<strong> parade on the Champs \u00c9lys\u00e9es<\/strong> is the central event. Each year, the parade has a name. In 2022, the theme of the ceremony is <strong>Sharing the Flame<\/strong>, in reference to the flame on the <strong>Tomb of the Unknown Soldier<\/strong> and that of the <strong>2024 Olympic Games<\/strong> that will be held in the French capital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On this occasion, the president reviews the troops and then, for two hours, spectators have the opportunity to see the military parade: it is <strong>5000 soldiers<\/strong> on foot, <strong>200 horses of the Republican Guard<\/strong>, hundreds of <strong>war machines<\/strong> that descend the Champs \u00c9lys\u00e9es, overflown by <strong>planes <\/strong>and <strong>helicopters <\/strong>of the air force and for the first time in 2022, a military drone will fly over Paris.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Without forgetting the famous <strong>Legionnaires <\/strong>of the <strong>Foreign Legion<\/strong>, the only army corps authorized to parade at a different pace from the others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"D\u00e9fil\u00e9 du 14 juillet : pourquoi la L\u00e9gion \u00e9trang\u00e8re d\u00e9file en dernier ?\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FJWuGFhd6H0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why does France organize a military parade?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In <strong>1870<\/strong>, the French army of <strong>Emperor Napoleon III<\/strong> suffered a terrible defeat at the hands of Prussia, which, after the capitulation of France, annexed two French regions: Alsace and Lorraine. The French live it as a humiliation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ten years<\/strong> after the defeat against the Prussians, the Republic wanted to show the national and international opinion that France had reconstituted its army. It decided to institute a military parade on July 14, with flags, parades, speeches&#8230; In short, the ancestor of the current holiday!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-a7a4e92d alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-e8f7ed09\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-67196674\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2714\ufe0f Ecoute &amp; lis&#8230;<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-24f39a9a\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/14-juillet-defile-militaire.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-f905290c\">\n<p>Ce vendredi <strong>14 juillet 2023<\/strong> c\u2019est le traditionnel <strong>d\u00e9fil\u00e9 militaire du 14 juillet<\/strong> mais que c\u00e9l\u00e8bre-t-on le 14 juillet ? Non, ce n\u2019est pas la prise de la <strong>Bastille <\/strong>qui est comm\u00e9mor\u00e9e, mais la f\u00eate de la F\u00e9d\u00e9ration qui s\u2019est tenue un an plus tard, le 14 juillet 1790. Organis\u00e9e par Lafayette, le commandant de la garde nationale (<em>la milice form\u00e9e par les bourgeois de Paris pour maintenir l\u2019ordre<\/em>), la f\u00eate de la F\u00e9d\u00e9ration c\u00e9l\u00e9brait le premier anniversaire de la prise de la Bastille.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Pourquoi les militaires d\u00e9filent-ils le 14 juillet ?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>C\u2019est la IIIe R\u00e9publique qui institue le d\u00e9fil\u00e9 militaire du 14 juillet. Dix ans apr\u00e8s la d\u00e9faite de 1870 contre les Prussiens et la capture de Napol\u00e9on III, la France veut montrer qu\u2019elle a reconstitu\u00e9 son arm\u00e9e. Et surtout qu\u2019elle est pr\u00eate \u00e0 reconqu\u00e9rir l\u2019Alsace et la Lorraine, provinces abandonn\u00e9es \u00e0 l\u2019ennemi \u00e0 la faveur de la capitulation. Les r\u00e9giments, r\u00e9unis sur l\u2019hippodrome de Longchamp \u00e0 Paris re\u00e7oivent leurs nouveaux \u00e9tendards des mains de <strong>Jules Ferry<\/strong> et <strong>L\u00e9on Gambetta<\/strong>. On exalte l\u2019unit\u00e9 de la nation dont l\u2019arm\u00e9e devient la garante.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source :<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.caminteresse.fr\/histoire\/pourquoi-defile-militaire-14-juillet-armee-fete-nationale-champs-elysees-soldats-1146254\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ca m&rsquo;int\u00e9resse<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">French Bastille Day: a popular festival<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>July 14th is therefore a demonstration of the French military power. But it is also a holiday placed under the sign of <strong>conviviality<\/strong>: <strong>street meals<\/strong>, <strong>buffets<\/strong>, <strong>popular balls<\/strong>, <strong>concerts<\/strong>, <strong>fairs and especially fireworks<\/strong> in the four corners of France\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Beware, some cities prefer to shoot the fireworks on the evening of July 13. Find out more beforehand \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And, exceptionally, in 2022, some municipalities have canceled the fireworks because of a very strong drought and therefore the risk of fire outbreak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Eiffel Tower in the spotlight during the French Bastille Day<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>fireworks of the Eiffel Towe<\/strong>r is also a moment impossible to circumvent of the French national holiday. It starts at nightfall (<em>around 11 pm<\/em>) and it is always spectacular. The show lasts about <strong>30 minutes<\/strong> and always revolves around a specific theme. For this year 2022, the theme is <strong>Freedom<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"517\" src=\"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/fireworks-tour-eiffel-bastille-day.jpg\" alt=\"Firework on Tour Eiffel for the Bastille Day\" class=\"wp-image-822\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/fireworks-tour-eiffel-bastille-day.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/fireworks-tour-eiffel-bastille-day-300x202.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">French Bastille Day: of course it&rsquo;s holiday<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Firemen&rsquo;s balls, military parades, fireworks, simply lazing around, a nice little word that the French stole from the Italians (<em>farniente<\/em>): <strong>Rien-Faire<\/strong>&#8230; What an art! For many French people, La F\u00eate Nationale is not a big celebration like Christmas or the 4th of July for Americans. But it is a <strong>holiday<\/strong>, that is to say a day when one does not work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is a day to <strong>sleep in<\/strong>, to enjoy the <strong>sun<\/strong>, to see <strong>family<\/strong>, to have a <strong>picnic <\/strong>with friends or just to&#8230; do nothing, the famous Farniente stolen from the Italians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cFaire le pont\u201d<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2022, July 14 falls on a Thursday, so many French people will take the bridge. Bridging the gap means that they will not work on Thursday, July 14th, which is normal since it is a holiday <strong>AND <\/strong>they took a day off on Friday to enjoy <strong>a long four-day weekend<\/strong>, time for <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/the-aperitif-a-privileged-moment-in-france\/\" target=\"_blank\">aperitifs with friends and family<\/a> \ud83c\udf1e<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are in France on July 14th, don&rsquo;t be surprised if everything is closed: public transportation is reduced, stores, museums, cinemas&#8230; closed! You&rsquo;ll have to find other things to do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But maybe you&rsquo;ll have danced all night at the Firemen&rsquo;s Ball and you&rsquo;ll be glad to have a quiet day!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So what does all of this have to do with Bastille Day? Not much, actually. But it is a fun factoid that I like to share with my students every year on National Day. It&rsquo;s a way to help them remember the holiday and its significance, even if they&rsquo;re not too interested in history.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And who knows? Maybe some of them will be inspired to learn more about France after hearing about our country&rsquo;s rich history and culture. In any case, I hope you&rsquo;ve enjoyed learning about French Bastille Day.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vive la France ! \ud83d\ude03<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.buymeacoffee.com\/learnfrenchfun\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/bmc-encart-blog.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1885\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/bmc-encart-blog.png 600w, https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/bmc-encart-blog-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Articles that might interest you: <\/h3>\n\n\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/fr\/pourquoi-les-francais-parlent-ils-si-mal-langlais\/\">Pourquoi les Fran\u00e7ais parlent-ils si mal l&rsquo;anglais ?<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hey, students of French! (And everyone else, too!) Did you know that Bastille Day is coming up on July 14th? In case you&rsquo;re not familiar with it, Bastille Day is a major French holiday that commemorates the storming of the Bastille prison in Paris back in 1789. There will be lots of celebrations going on all over France, so if you get a chance, be sure to check it out! Vive la France!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":820,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_kadence_starter_templates_imported_post":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-817","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-france-francophonie"],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/patrouille-de-france-during-bastille-day.jpg",2048,1152,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/patrouille-de-france-during-bastille-day-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/patrouille-de-france-during-bastille-day-300x169.jpg",300,169,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/patrouille-de-france-during-bastille-day-768x432.jpg",768,432,true],"large":["https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/patrouille-de-france-during-bastille-day-1024x576.jpg",1024,576,true],"hd_qu_size2":["https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/patrouille-de-france-during-bastille-day.jpg",400,225,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/patrouille-de-france-during-bastille-day-1536x864.jpg",1536,864,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/patrouille-de-france-during-bastille-day.jpg",2048,1152,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Christian","author_link":"https:\/\/www.learn-french-fun.com\/blog\/author\/christian\/"},"uagb_comment_info":12,"uagb_excerpt":"Hey, students of French! 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