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Bastille Day

PM Modi thanks the President of France H.E. Emmanuel Macron for the invitation as Guest of Honour at France’s Bastille Day celebrations.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be the guest of honour at France’s Bastille Day celebrations on July 14.

An Indian armed forces contingent will also participate in the parade along with their French counterparts.

What is France’s Bastille Day parade ?

French National Day on 14th July celebrates the Storming of the Bastille and the unity of French people during the French Revolution.

Celebrations are held throughout France, including the oldest and largest military parade in Europe on the Champs-Élysées in Paris.

The parade is attended by the President of the Republic, other French officials, and foreign guests.

As per the French embassy in India, “It’s a moment for the French to celebrate what binds them together, especially the values of “liberty, equality, fraternity” – which, by the way, are also in the Preamble to India’s Constitution!”.

Every Bastille Day, Paris’ famous avenue des Champs-Elysées hosts a military parade – similar to India’s Republic Day parade on Kartavya Path.


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