Home | News | Rewind Vive La Republique Rewind: Vive la République One of the greatest events in the history of the world, the French Revolution began with the sack of Bastille on this day in 1789 By Telangana Today Published Date - 13 July 2024, 11:55 PM By KSS Seshan Exactly a month before India celebrates its Independence Day on August 15, France celebrates its National Day on 14 July every year. The French National Day, popularly known as Bastille Day, is a nationwide holiday marked with great pomp and pleasure. The event is celebrated with a grand annual military parade in Paris hailed as the oldest ongoing parade in the world.
The day is celebrated with fabulous fireworks at the Eiffel Tower on the banks of the Seine with high-profile international leaders and state guests. Across the country, citizens celebrate the day by waving the tricolour national flag and having parties with family and friends singing ‘La Marseillaise’, the French national anthem. In 2008, an Indian contingent of 400 soldiers participated in the military parade during their national day.
Last year, the Indian Prime Minister was the guest of honour at the festivities connected with Bastille Day in Paris. Louis XV was a ruthless king who could foresee the trouble that was brewing in the country. His statement “after me the deluge” aptly described the situation in France on the eve of the revolution The Bourbon Rulers The French National Day is not really about independence day to commemora.