La Fête Nationale(Dia da Bastilha)

Bastille Day (Fête Nationale) is celebrated on July 14 every year in France. It is a fixed-date national holiday commemorating the storming of the Bastille fortress on July 14, 1789, a pivotal event of the French Revolution.

Bastille Day is the French national day, celebrating the storming of the Bastille prison in Paris on July 14, 1789, which marked a turning point in the French Revolution. It symbolizes the fall of royal tyranny and the birth of the French Republic's principles of liberty, equality, and fraternity.

Bastille Day is the national holiday of France and French overseas territories worldwide, including French Guiana, Martinique, Guadeloupe, Réunion, Tahiti, and New Caledonia. French communities around the world also organize celebrations, and it is marked in many places with Francophile events.

Yes, July 14 is a national public holiday in France and all French territories. Government offices, banks, schools, and many businesses close. It is one of the most important public holidays in France.

Bastille Day traditions include the spectacular military parade on the Champs-Élysées in Paris (the oldest and largest regular military parade in Europe), fireworks displays across France including at the Eiffel Tower, public dances (bals des pompiers, or firefighters' balls), concerts, and local festivals. The French Air Force's Patrouille de France aerobatic team performs.