“Allons enfants de la Patrie Le jour de gloire est arrivé !” (“Arise children of the fatherland, The day of glory has arrived!”) The opening lines of La Marseillaise have been rousing French and non-French alike for more than 200 years. Le Fete de la Bastille or Le Quatorze Juillet (July 14th) is the national…
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Pastis – Bastille Day
For more than 200 years the French have been celebrating the storming of the Bastille as a national holiday. Vancouver’s very own authentic corner of France, Bistro Pastis in Kitsilano, has become celebration central for its annual Fête de la Bastille – a tradition that goes back since the restaurant first opened its doors. Join…
FÊTE DE LA BASTILLE – A TRADITION AT BISTRO PASTIS
Angry mob creates havoc in the streets – sound familiar? Only in this case, the mob overthrew a government, cost a king his head and created a modern democracy in the process. For more than 200 years the French have been celebrating the storming of the Bastille and ‘le quatorze juillet’ as a national holiday…
