What is "bastille day"

Bastille Day is the common name given in English-speaking countries to the French National Day, which is celebrated on 14 July each year. In France, it is formally called (; The National Celebration) and commonly (; the fourteenth of July).

The French National Day commemorates the Storming of the Bastille on 14 July 1789, an important event in Paris in the French Revolution, as well as the Fête de la Fédération which celebrated the unity of the French people on 14 July 1790. Celebrations are held throughout France. The oldest and largest regular military parade in Europe is held on the morning of 14 July, on the Champs-Élysées in Paris in front of the President of the Republic, along with other French officials and foreign guests.

"Bastille Day" is the third episode of the first season of the reimagined Battlestar Galactica television series.

"Bastille Day" is a song by Rush, the opening track from their third album, Caress of Steel. Like most Rush songs, the music was written by Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson, and the lyrics by Neil Peart. It is about the storming of the Bastille, which began the French Revolution, and the events that followed it.

Live versions of the song appear on the albums All the World's a Stage and Different Stages. It was last performed live in 1981, but an instrumental section was played during the R30 Tour as part of the " R30 Overture," which opened concerts on that tour.

Progressive metal band Dream Theater, originally known as "Majesty," took their original name from founding drummer Mike Portnoy's description of the ending of "Bastille Day" as "majestic."

Bastille Day is another term for the French National Day.

Bastille Day may also refer to:

• Bastille Day (Battlestar Galactica), an episode of the Battlestar Galactica television series
• The Bastille Day Event, a solar flare on July 14, 2000
• The Bastille Day Military Parade, a French military parade held on Bastille Day
• Bastille Day (song), a song by Rush
• Bastille Day (film), a 2016 film starring Idris Elba.

Bastille Day is a 2016 American action film directed and co-written by James Watkins. It is a Luxembourgian, French and American venture produced by Anonymous Content, Vendôme Pictures, TF1 Films Production and StudioCanal. The film stars Idris Elba, Richard Madden, Charlotte Le Bon, Eriq Ebouaney and José Garcia. The film was released in the United Kingdom on 22 April 2016 and 13 July 2016 in France.