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Yannick Noah Performed in Central Park for Make Music NY
French pop star Yannick Noah, France’s most popular celebrity, performed in New York City on June 21 as part of a special Central Park SummerStage French line-up presented in association with the Cultural Services of the French Embassy on the occasion of Make Music NY, la fête de la musique in [+]New York
Jul. 01, 09
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France Honors Elizabeth W. Easton
On June 19, Elizabeth W. Easton received the insignia of chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters. Guy Cogeval, president of the Musée d’Orsay, conferred the medal on Ms. Easton at the Cultural Services of the French Embassy. [+]New York
Jun. 25, 09
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A NY life | New Blog About Trends and Events
French journalist based in NYC, Rachèle Bevilacqua founded aNYlife in September 2008. aNYlife is a new blog committed to uncover, select and examine the city’s most exciting, alluring, edgy, amusing and meaningful events and trends. [+]New York
Jun. 18, 09
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..:: Bastille Day 2009 ::..
Bastille Day, the French national holiday, commemorates the storming of the Bastille, which took place on July 14, 1789, and marked the beginning of the French Revolution. The Bastille was a prison and a symbol of the absolute and arbitrary power of the "Ancient Regime" under Louis XVI. By capturing this symbol, the people signaled that the king’s power was no longer absolute: power should be based on the Nation and be limited by a separation of powers.
Bastille Day was declared the French national holiday on July 6, 1880, on Benjamin Raspail’s recommendation, when the new Republic was firmly entrenched. Bastille Day has such a strong signification for the French because the holiday symbolizes the birth of the Republic. As in the U.S., where the signing of the Declaration of Independence signaled the start of the American Revolution, in France the storming of the Bastille began the Great Revolution. In both countries, the national holiday thus symbolizes the beginning of a new form of government.
Today, Bastille Day is celebrated in France and abroad with fireworks, parades, dances, festive eating and drinking and getting together with friends and family.
Different events are happening across the U.S. in honor of Bastille Day.
Please check out our site to find the ones organized in your area.
Sincerely,
Kareen Rispal
Cultural Counselor
Written on Jul. 01, 09
