Saturday 14 July 2012

Bastille Day

To my readers in France, I hope you're all having a good Bastille Day celebration.

For those who have never heard of such a thing, the Bastille was a prison in Paris for the higher class crowd (if my memory serves me correctly... If I'm mistaken, please let me know). During the French Revolution, what was known as the "Storming of the Bastille" occurred on this day in 1789. The prison was seized, and those inside were released. Since it was such an important event to occur during the Revolution, the French have celebrated the Bastille's storming ever since.

Happy Bastille Celebrations, France! 

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