It's Bastille Day, the national holiday of France, which celebrates the storming of the Bastille on July 14, 1789 during the French Revolution.
What are some good ways to celebrate the holiday?
- Eat French Fries (remember, they're not Freedom Fries anymore), make sure to call them pommes frites
- Have a picnic with French bread, French wine, and French cheeses (Not sure about wine and cheese? May I suggest browsing Cheese & Wine: a Guide to Selecting, Pairing, and Enjoying by Janet Fletcher.)
- Watch a French movie (such as Indigenes or Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain)
- Watch a movie about France (perhaps about the Revolution, such as A Tale of Two Cities or Les Miserables)
- Read a classic French book like the Three Musketeers (or read it in French: Les Trois Mousequetaires)
- Make today the day you start teaching yourself French! Perhaps study with the "language teacher to the stars" as you Speak French with Michel Thomas.
jb
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