LA BASTILLE FRENCH RESTAURANT IS NOW TAKING BOOKINGS FOR “BASTILLE DAY” La Fête Nationale. This Sunday 14th July with Live Jazz from Victoria Geelan.
Book now: Tel: 02890667500 : 3 course meal and bottle of wine £45 + live entertainment
bookings from 12 noon until evening.
Situated on the Lisburn Road, La Bastille Restaurant boasts true, chic, parisienne style and class for Northern Ireland and provides authentic, traditional french cuisine with a modern twist in an intimate, romantic setting.
Bastille Day – Sunday 14th July is a day of celebrations of French culture. Many large-scale public events are held in France, including a military parade in Paris, as well as communal meals, dances, parties and fireworks.
The Bastille is a medieval fortress and prison in Paris. Many people in France associated it with the harsh rule of the Bourbon monarchy in the late 1700s. On July 14, 1789, troops stormed the Bastille. This was a pivotal event at the beginning of the French Revolution. Fête de la Fédération was held on July 14, 1790. This was a way to celebrate the establishment of a constitutional monarchy in France.
Official celebrations were held in Paris on June 30, 1878, to honor the Republic of France. On July 14, 1879, more official celebrations were held. These included a military review in Longchamp near Paris and celebrations all over the country. A politician named Benjamin Raspail proposed that July 14 should become a holiday in France in 1880. The law was enacted on July 6, 1880. Bastille Day was a public holiday for the first time on July 14, 1880.
The military parade in Paris has been held every year since 1880, except during World War II. The Free French Forces paraded on this date in London, England from 1940 until 1944. Jean Michel Jarre held a concert in Paris that attracted one million people, then the largest recorded crowd at an outdoor concert, in 1979. Special celebrations were held for the 200th anniversary of the French revolution in 1989. The French football team became world champions on July 12, 1998. This sparked celebrations throughout France on Bastille Day.
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