Happy Bastille Day!!!
July 10, 2012 by deblewis
Filed under Ask Deb, Event Venues
On July 14 1789, Parisian revolutionaries and mutinous troops stormed and dismantled the Bastille, a royal fortress that had come to symbolise the tyranny of the Bourbon monarchs. This was the beginning of a new government.
Since 1880, July 14 has become National French Day, also called “QuatorzeJuillet” (The Fourteenth of July). This celebration happens every year in commemoration of the day when France, which was the monarchy, became the First Republic. This year the country celebrates the 222nd anniversary of the fall of the Bastille in Paris..
Bastille Day is a symbol of liberty and equality won by people for this day, French flags are displayed in every possible empty space.
In France, this is a national day of celebration and on this day people don’t work. The annual parade in the morning of July 14 is truly a patriotic event in France. In Paris in the morning there are a lot of parachute jumps, military bands and walking parades, and then the press interviews the President. The other cities feature a military parade with local troops. The National celebration ends with balls and fireworks throughout the country.
Parade in Paris:
On Bastille Day, the tradition of food is that every dish have to be cook with fresh local ingredient. Furthermore, people eat what poor peasants were eating in the past, like crepes, rice, bread, pasta, fish…
Two most famous dish on this day are:
Salmon en Croute
Salad nicoise
Then you can eat Lemon or apple or strawberry pie.
And of course all the meal have to be accompany by red or white wine and for dessert … champagne!
Even though this day is recognized as a French commemoration, people celebrate this day all around the world. So don’t hesitate to join French people in celebrating this day! Come with your friends and family and enjoy this some of the events in Toronto! Here are some events happening in Toronto for National French Day:
Levying French flag ceremony, and official reception
Date: July 14th
Time : 11:30 am
Location : in front of the City Hall of Toronto,
http://consulfrance-toronto.org/spip.php?article1443
French Karaoke
Date: July 14th
Time: 7:00 pm
Location: Office Pub, 117 John Street
Tickets: 5$
http://francetoronto.ca/
French Picnic:
Date : July 14th
Time : 12:30 pm
Location : Budapest Park (Sunnyside)
http://www.torontois.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=2842
Bon appetit! (dig in!), and Enjoy Bastille Day!!!
