Bastille Day is France’s biggest national holiday. Find out what it’s all about and why French people have no idea what you’re talking about when you call it Bastille Day – they don’t call it that at all! All is revealed in the Bastille Day podcast…
Bastille Day Podcast
We explore the history of this famous day and uncover fun facts. For instance – the DNA of the beheaded king was discovered in a dried pumpkin (yup, really) 200 years after the French Revolution. How Marie-Antoinette loved the tune to the Marseillaise, even though the words called for her demise. And how the wife of a ship’s captain from Maine, USA almost had the royal family as house guests… The history, the legends and the weird and wonderful snippets uncovered…
The French go wild on 14th July but really this special day starts the night before! It involves dancing at Fireman’s balls, Bals des pompiers – yes really! The big day includes parties, parades and fireworks – discover how the spirit of revolution is celebrated in France.
Plus a listener asks “Do the French really wear the weird and wonderful outfits I see worn on the catwalk at fashion shows on YouTube?” We answer truthfully!
Brit Janine Marsh author of three international best-selling books about life in France and Frenchman Olivier Jauffrit of radio Paris Chanson share everything France and more through this podcast…
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