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Bastille Day

Bastille Day . By Mark Zernike. What is Bastille Day?. Bastille Day is the name given in English-speaking countries to the French National Day . Bastille day commemorates the storming of the bastille. The bastille was a prison. Bastille day marked the beginning of the French Revolution.

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Bastille Day

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  1. Bastille Day By Mark Zernike

  2. What is Bastille Day? • Bastille Day is the name given in English-speaking countries to the FrenchNational Day. • Bastille day commemorates the storming of the bastille. • The bastille was a prison. • Bastille day marked the beginning of the French Revolution.

  3. When is Bastille Day? • Bastille Day is celebrated on the 14th of July each year

  4. Why does Bastille day happen? • Bastille day is celebrated because it marks the beginning of modern France • When the Bastille was stormed on July 14th 1789 it was the beginning of the French revolution

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  6. What is Bastille day ? Bastille day the storming of the Bastille. It was also the start of the French revolution.

  7. What was the Bastille ? The Bastille is a prison in France, where the French king Louis the 16thkept political prisoners .He spent all of the citizens money.

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  9. What is Bastille day? Bastille Day is the celebration of the French peasants storming the Bastille in July 1789 as an act of freedom and a new era for France.

  10. How is Bastille day celebrated? • The Bastille Day Military Parade opens with cadets from the ÉcolePolytechnique, Saint-Cyr, ÉcoleNavale, and so forth, then other infantry troops, then motorized troops; aircraft of the Patrouille de France aerobatics team fly above. In recent times, it has become customary to invite units from France's allies to the parade.

  11. How many people celebrate the event? • The event is now celebrated in many countries like France, Germany and Australia.

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