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Bastille Day

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Bas·tille Day  (b-stl)
n.
July 14, observed in France in commemoration of the storming of the Paris Bastille in 1789, a citizens' victory at the outset of the French Revolution.
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Noun1.Bastille DayBastille Day - a legal holiday in France celebrating the storming of the Paris bastille in 1789
legal holiday, national holiday, public holiday - authorized by law and limiting work or official business
July - the month following June and preceding August


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Policies worth mentioning: A special night with a special menu at least once every month includes Valentine's Day, Mardi Gras, Bastille Day and more.
Worsley began the meeting by asking everyone to stand as La Marseillaise was played in honor of the attending French representative on Bastille Day.
Illness spread rapidly in Noumea and the southern portion of the colony, in part because of numerous gatherings in celebration of Bastille Day on July 14.
 
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