US EditionFireworks, Warplanes and Axes: How France Celebrates Bastille Day
ÎLE-DE-FRANCE, FRANCE, JUL 14 – France's Bastille Day parade featured 7,000 military personnel and international troops, with 65,000 security forces deployed to ensure safety during nationwide celebrations.
- France is celebrating Bastille Day on July 14, 2025, with a grand military parade in Paris and nationwide festivities.
- The holiday marks the anniversary of the Bastille prison's capture in 1789, an event that played a crucial role in advancing the French Revolution.
- The celebrations feature a parade with 7,000 participants on horseback and in armored vehicles, aerial displays by military jets, an illuminated drone performance above the Eiffel Tower, and fireworks lighting up the skies.
- President Macron announced 6.5 billion euros in extra military spending on the eve of Bastille Day due to new threats, while Indonesia marches as the special guest nation.
- The celebration reflects France's revolutionary heritage and national unity while highlighting contemporary security concerns and international partnerships.
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Fireworks, warplanes and axes: France celebrates Bastille Day
Swooping warplanes, axe-carrying warriors, a drone light show over the Eiffel Tower and fireworks in nearly every French town… France is celebrating its national holiday Monday with 7,000 people marching, on horseback or riding armored vehicles along the cobblestones of the Champs-Elysees, the most iconic avenue in Paris. Story by Eliza Herbert.
La Fête Nationale and history
Today, France commemorates La Fête Nationale, known worldwide as Bastille Day, a symbol of liberty, revolution, and national unity. Far more than a holiday, it represents the fierce spirit of the French people and the birth of modern democracy in France. La Fête Nationale marks the anniversary of the storming of the Bastille prison in Paris on 14 July 1789, a key turning point in the French… Source
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