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<p>[QUOTE="chrisild, post: 1488299, member: 39"]They will mostly be in the US, and maybe other "Anglo-Saxon" countries. The term Bastille Day is not really used elsewhere, and certainly not in France where 14 July is simply the Fête Nationale. Or they call it Quatorze Juillet, just as you call your national holiday Fourth of July.</p><p><br /></p><p>And sure, the idea that one's own model of society and politics is so great that it should be enjoyed by and exported to many other countries is a fairly old one; Napoleon Bonaparte was not the first and not the last one who pursued it. But keep in mind how quickly those who considered themselves "rightful monarchs" by and large re-installed the Ancien Régime after Waterloo. France went through a series of revolutions, absolute and "civic" monarchies, and republics, and 14 July did not become the national holiday until the late 19th century.</p><p><br /></p><p>Mandy already knows that in the city where I live (in Western Germany), the Fête Française is a reason to party. It is always a three-day festival, on the weekend which is closest to 14 July, with music, food, cars, etc. The photo of that piece of cake that I posted shows what I got at my local bakery; Tarte aux Pommes, and the mini-flag comes with it. Too bad that yesterday we had a fairly rainy day; today things look better. (Then again, in the past few weeks I have always heard "oooh, rain and cool weather" from American friends in CA and MD. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> )</p><p><br /></p><p>In the early/mid 19th century, a new monument was erected at the site of the Bastille. It commemorates the revolution in July ... nah, not 1789 but 1830. But of course it is also about the spirit of liberty. The figure at the top of that column - the "Génie de la Bastille" - was also on the 10 francs coin between 1988 and 2001. See the attached image ...</p><p><br /></p><p>Christian[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="chrisild, post: 1488299, member: 39"]They will mostly be in the US, and maybe other "Anglo-Saxon" countries. The term Bastille Day is not really used elsewhere, and certainly not in France where 14 July is simply the Fête Nationale. Or they call it Quatorze Juillet, just as you call your national holiday Fourth of July. And sure, the idea that one's own model of society and politics is so great that it should be enjoyed by and exported to many other countries is a fairly old one; Napoleon Bonaparte was not the first and not the last one who pursued it. But keep in mind how quickly those who considered themselves "rightful monarchs" by and large re-installed the Ancien Régime after Waterloo. France went through a series of revolutions, absolute and "civic" monarchies, and republics, and 14 July did not become the national holiday until the late 19th century. Mandy already knows that in the city where I live (in Western Germany), the Fête Française is a reason to party. It is always a three-day festival, on the weekend which is closest to 14 July, with music, food, cars, etc. The photo of that piece of cake that I posted shows what I got at my local bakery; Tarte aux Pommes, and the mini-flag comes with it. Too bad that yesterday we had a fairly rainy day; today things look better. (Then again, in the past few weeks I have always heard "oooh, rain and cool weather" from American friends in CA and MD. :) ) In the early/mid 19th century, a new monument was erected at the site of the Bastille. It commemorates the revolution in July ... nah, not 1789 but 1830. But of course it is also about the spirit of liberty. The figure at the top of that column - the "Génie de la Bastille" - was also on the 10 francs coin between 1988 and 2001. See the attached image ... Christian[/QUOTE]
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