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Que célèbre-t-on le 14 juillet ?What is celebrated on 14 July?

Answer

La fête nationale, en souvenir de la prise de la BastilleThe national holiday, in memory of the storming of the Bastille

Explanation

14 July is the national holiday. It recalls the storming of the Bastille in 1789 and the Festival of the Federation in 1790.

Source: Loi du 6 juillet 1880Updated 13 October 2026.Official question · answer and translation written by Recite

The 4 options, in French as at the exam

  1. La fin de la Seconde Guerre mondialeThe end of the Second World War
  2. L'armistice de la Première Guerre mondialeThe armistice of the First World War
  3. La fête du TravailLabour Day
  4. La fête nationale, en souvenir de la prise de la BastilleThe national holiday, in memory of the storming of the Bastille

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