Hello!
We have a Fete National this week, perhaps the biggest of the year, Le
14 Juillet, though in English it's known as Bastille Day. It's a day to
celebrate the French Republic and in Paris there is a large military
parade. The Bastille was a medieval fortress and prison in Paris and
was stormed by troops on 14 July 1789, thus leading to the beginning of
the French Revolution.
A politician named Benjamin Raspail proposed that 14 July should become a
holiday in France in 1880. Bastille Day was a public holiday for the first time on 14 July 1880.
Nowadays France celebrates with the military parade in Paris and all
across the country towns and villages have communal meals, dances and
fireworks. Find out more about this day here.
There are plenty of options in and around us, and not just on 14th July,
but the 13th and 15th too. You won't have to travel very far to find
fireworks this week!
Whatever you do in the Gironde and Dordogne regions, have a great time.
Best wishes,
Helen
notjustfortheholidays@orange.fr
Week 28
13 July
14 July - Bastille day
Big Vide grenier in Velines
15 July
16 July
17 July
Vide grenier at Pujols and Monsegur
Coming up...
And finally...
The tomatoes are ripening. One of my favourite ways to enjoy fresh tomatoes is a Tomatini.
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| Cheers! |
