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FYW 128 : Bastille Day in France: French vocabulary, culture, history…


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What do French people do on Bastille Day? What do you wish French people on Bastille Day? As France celebrated its national holiday just a few days ago, learn what historical events are behind it and increase your French vocabulary! This episode is also packed with personal memories related to Bastille Day

Vocabulary and Spelling of the French Words mentioned in this episode

le 14 juillet, la Fête Nationale = Bastille Day

la prise de la Bastille = Storming of the Bastille
in short, what happened:
le Tiers État = Third Estate
Le clergé = clergy
La noblesse = the nobility
Un jour férié = A national holiday, a bank holiday
Un défilé militaire = a military parade/pageant
Une retraite aux flambeaux
Un lampion = a paper lantern
Un feu d’artifice = a firework
Un bal populaire = a public dance, village dance, festival dance
Un hymne national = national anthem

LINKS and RESOURCES
  • Episode 109 : All about the old French Republican Calendar!
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