FranceListe naturalisation, n° 13 · Principles and values of the Republic
What does the national holiday commemorate?
In the exam (French)
Que commémore la fête nationale ?
- aThe armistice of the Great War, in 1918L’armistice de la Grande Guerre, en 1918
- bThe birth of the Fifth Republic, in 1958La naissance de la Ve République, en 1958
- cThe abolition of the monarchy, in 1792L’abolition de la monarchie, en 1792
- dThe storming of the Bastille, in 1789La prise de la Bastille, en 1789Correct answer
Why?
The national holiday takes place on 14 July. It recalls the storming of the Bastille in 1789, a symbol of the end of the king’s arbitrary rule, as well as the Festival of the Federation (fête de la Fédération) of 1790, which celebrated the unity of the nation. It became the national holiday by a law of 1880.
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