Le 14 juillet is here, and people across France will be celebrating Bastille Day, a day commemorating the 1789 storming of the Bastille, the beginning of the French Revolution, and the end of France’s ancien régime. Known in France simply as “la fête nationale” or “le quatorze juillet,” Bastille Day is the country’s biggest national holiday, widely celebrated with patriotic parades and displays of fireworks.
Want to join in on the festivities? Celebrate the fête nationale with these eight GIFs from GIPHY partners and artists.
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