Bastille Day celebration in Paris
Bastille Day celebration in Paris, PM Modi accepts French invite for the celebration: French President Emmanuel Macron invited PM Modi to be the Guest of Honour at the Bastille Day Parade.
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Bastille Day – known in France as La Fête Nationale (French National Day) or Le Quatorze Juillet (July 14th) – in Paris
Bastille Day Paris festivities always take place on July 14, the anniversary of the storming of the infamous Bastille prison in 1789 – a turning point for the success of the French Revolution, and now a national holiday throughout France.
Festivities kick off with a military ceremony followed by a huge military parade down the Avenue des Champs Élysées and flyover by military aircraft.
The spectacular fireworks show at the Eiffel Tower on the Champ de Mars starts at 11pm and lights up the sky for half an hour.
PM Modi’s attendance is considered particularly significant as India and France are currently commemorating the 25th anniversary of their strategic partnership, which was established in 1998.
This marks the second occasion on which an Indian Prime Minister has been invited to the July 14 celebrations in Paris as a Guest of Honour, with former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh participating in 2009.
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