"Bastille Day" is the French national holiday, celebrated on 14 July each year. It is called Fête Nationale (National Holiday) in France, though it is generally referred to as "Bastille Day" in English. The day officially celebrates the 1790 Fête de la Fédération, though it is often associated, even in France, with the Storming of the Bastille.
“巴士底日”是法国国庆节,每年7月14日都会举办庆祝活动。在法国,它被称为“Fête Nationale”(国庆节),不过在英语中却常常被叫做是“巴士底日”。这一天本是为了庆祝1790年的“联盟节”,不过却经常被与“攻陷巴士底狱”联系在一起,甚至在法国也是如此。
Celebrations庆祝活动
Military parades are held on the morning of 14 July, the largest of which takes place on the
Champs-_lysées avenue in Paris in front of the President of the Republic.
7月14日上午,会举行阅兵活动,其中最大的一次是在巴黎的香榭丽舍大街举行,接受共和国总统检阅。
The parade opens with cadets from certain schools, then other infantry troops, then motorised troops; aviation of the Patrouille de France air force display team flies above. In recent times, it has become customary to invite units from France's close allies into the parade; for instance, in 2004 during the centenary of the Entente Cordiale, British troops (the band of the Royal Marines, the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment, Grenadier Guards and King's Troop, Royal Horse Artillery) led the Bastille Day parade in Paris for the first time, with the Red Arrows (the Royal Air Force's aerobatic display team) flying overhead.
这场阅兵的开场队伍是来自某些院校的军事学员,之后是其他步兵部队,然后是摩托化部队;空军表演队“法国巡逻兵”的飞机也会飞临上空。最近,邀请法国的亲密盟国派部参加阅兵成为了一种惯例;如,在2004年纪念《友好协议》签署百周年的庆典上,英国部队(皇家海军陆战队乐队、近卫骑兵团、掷弹兵卫队以及皇家骑兵炮队中的禁卫军部队)就首次走在了巴黎“巴士底日”阅兵队伍的前列,其中“红箭”(皇家空军特技飞行表演队)还贯空而过。
The parade also involves the French Republican Guard, and occasionally police units; it always ends with the much-cheered and popular Paris Fire Brigade. The president then gives an interview to members of the press, discussing the situation of the country, recent events and projects for the future. He also holds a garden party at the Palais de l'Elysée, the presidential palace.
