JULY 14, 2020 – The national day this July 14, 2020 will be highly impacted by the epidemic of sars coronavirus. Instead of the parade, a gathering military is still held on the place de la Concorde. Find the program of the festivities, city-by-city.

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[updated on July 14, 2020 at 08h05] This year, the national Holiday will take place without audience. The traditional military parade was held in the capital on Tuesday 14 July 2020, but in a form reviewed and corrected because of the epidemic of coronavirus in France, which prohibits any gathering of more than 5000 people. The latter will not be open to spectators as usual. The appointment has also been moved since the soldiers will be on parade not on the Champs-Elysées, but will do a “gathering together”, more or less, static on the place de la Concorde. The number of participants in the parade of this national holiday a very special one has been divided by two, a little less than 2200 men and women will be the party. They will not wear the mask, but should, however, respect the safety distances imposed by the Covid-19. There will be no parade motorized, due to lack of space in this new configuration, but the air show was beautiful and well-maintained for him.

The national day this year will be the occasion to pay tribute to all the civilians and military that are engaged in the fight against the epidemic. In a column reduced to 2,000 people, including 1,400 caregivers, the Élysée to detailed that there would be “cashiers, the garbage collectors, all of these professions that have allowed France to hold, and which the French want to see the exemplary behaviour graced”. The military will also be honored, including through their participation in the fight against the sars coronavirus through the operation Resilience launched at the end of the month of march. If you want to follow the parade, you will need to turn on your television to watch the broadcast.

what will look like the ceremony of July 14, 2020 in Paris ?

The ceremony of July 14, 2020 will pay tribute to the armies which fought against the Covid-19 and personal care workers, and civilians who have worked in the fight against the epidemic. The military ceremony will be separate from the tribute to caregivers, which will be invited to attend the carers of hospitals and civilians have been mobilized in the crisis of the sars coronavirus. For the first time since the beginning of his five-year term, the head of the State Emmanuel Macron will submit to the political ritual of the televised interview of 14 July, initiated in 1978 by Valérie Giscard d’estaing. For this national Festival, a tribute will also be made to general de Gaulle by the Head of the State due to the triple anniversary of the hero of the First world War : the 50th anniversary of his death, 80th anniversary of the appeal of 18 June 1940 and 130th anniversary of his birth.

What is the place of the parade of 14 July 2020 ?

This is the first time since the Second world War. Tuesday, July 14, 2020, the military parade will be reinvented, place de la Concorde, with a duration of 1: 15 instead of 2 hours usually. The 14 July parade will bring together 2,000 participants, compared with 4 300 in 2019, and about 2 500 guests in compliance with the rules of social distancing. The parade of troops on foot will be reduced – with a parade of 2,000 soldiers to the feet, which is half compared to last year – and there will be no parade motorized. But rest assured, the famous flypast by the patrouille de France will take place, with 52 aircraft of which 3 are foreign (2 British and 1 German) and 20 helicopters ! An animation will be ensured by the music of the foreign Legion.

10.45 am : arrival of the President of the Republic Emmanuel Macron welcomed by the chief of staff of the armed forces. Review of the troops from the bridge of the Concorde. 10: 50am : the honors rendered to the President of the Republic on the place de la Concorde by the Prime minister, the minister for the Armed forces, the minister delegate in charge of the Memory and veterans ‘ affairs and the chief of staff, particular the President of the Republic. 11.00 am : tribute to general de Gaulle and the traditional passage of the Patrouille de France with the participation of the Royal Air Force, with two fighter-type Typhoon. Entitled “a life for France”, the homage to general de Gaulle will have three tables : “The fighter, visionary” (1937-1940), “Call to Liberation – the spirit of Resistance” and “A certain idea of France – the spirit of the Republic”. in 11.15 am : parade of planes ordered by the general of air division, Lawrence Lherbette, second in command, the defence hasérienne and flight operations. 29 aircraft will be on parade in the axis of La Défense – Place de l’etoile Place de la Concorde. 11.25 : animation dedicated to “The tradition of July 14, fête nationale, festival of the people” 11: 35 am : the ballet of the helicopters 11: 40 : parade of troops on foot 11: 50 : animation-a tribute to the Nation What countries participate in the ceremony of 14 July 2020 ?

To have rescued the East of France where the hospitals were saturated in a full explosion of the epidemic, Germany, Luxembourg, Switzerland and Austria will be represented during the national day of July 14 at the place de la Concorde, with the presence, in the forum, the ministers of Health of each of these four european countries that have supported in their hospitals 161 French patients in total.

What are the stations of metro/bus/RER closed because of the ceremony of July 14, 2020 ?

on Tuesday 14 July 2020, because of the ceremony of the national Festival in the area of the place de la Concorde, these metro stations or the RER are closed as soon as the decision service and the bus lines of the same name are deflected or limited, and the matches are not performed :

RER A : Charles de Gaulle-Etoile LINE 1 : George V, Tuileries, Concorde, Champs-Elysées-Clemenceau, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Charles de Gaulle-Etoile LINE 2 : Charles de Gaulle-Etoile LINE 6 : Charles de Gaulle-Etoile LINE 8 : Concorde LINE 9 Franklin D. Roosevelt LINE 12 : Concorde LINE 13 : Champs-Elysées-Clemenceau, The French Legion of honor to reward the fight against the coronavirus

This year, the government has decided that a one-time promotion of the national Order of merit and of the Legion of honor will be released on the 1st of January 2021, and not as it is of tradition the 15 may and 14 July, and will include “a significant amount of people who contributed to the fight against the virus at all levels and in all areas of activity”.

The government spokesperson has announced that the government would bring out a decoration dating back to the 1880s, created on the occasion of the cholera epidemic that had hit France in 1884, for “reward those who are committed during the crisis of the covid-19.” A medal for, according to Sibeth Ndiaye, the people who have worked “in the care of the sick, screening, research, support of our health system, the manufacture of health products and protection, the protection of the most fragile, the pursuit of a professional activity and volunteer to ensure the operation of essential services”.

What is the ceremony of 14 July 2020 to Lyon ?

On July 14, 2020 will be a sad day in Lyon : no fireworks, no dancing, no parades in order to reduce the risk of the spread of the coronavirus. However, this Monday, July 13, was held an official ceremony for the national Holiday, during Franklin Roosevelt in the 6th arrondissement, in the presence of the mayor of Lyon Grégory Doucet, of the prefect of the Auvergne region-the Rhone-Alps, and the military governor of Lyon, in order to pay tribute to the units of operation Resilience, but also for the caregiver.

What is the ceremony of 14 July 2020 to Marseille ?

The traditional military parade on 14 July on the Prado is cancelled, but instead, the national Holiday is celebrated in the parc Borély in Marseille from 9: 30 in the morning. in The program : salute to the flag, review of military troops, flypast by two mirages of the air base 115 Orange, discount decorations and then jump to 5 paratroopers of the state major of the 11th brigade parachutist de Toulouse. Will be including the prefect of the region Provence-Alpes-Côte d’azur, the prefect of the Bouches-du-Rhône and Michèle Rubirola, the new mayor of Marseille.

What is the ceremony of 14 July 2020 to Bordeaux ?

No dances or fireworks at Bordeaux. However, the military parade is held closed, in the garden of the ‘ hotel de ville, place Pey-Berland.

What is the ceremony of 14 July 2020 to Toulouse ?

in Toulouse, there will be for the national Holiday, nor the balls, nor the military parade, or fireworks display, but a projection on the facade of the Capitol as a tribute to the people involved in the fight against the Coronavirus to the Prefecture, as well as a flag display in many streets. Learn more.

What is the ceremony of 14 July 2020 to Nice ?

A Nice, a tribute intimate is devoted not to the national day but for the victims of the attack of 14 July 2016 at the villa Massena Tuesday morning. Only the families of the victims and the authorities have access to it. But on Tuesday afternoon, the Nice can collect and drop a rose on the memorial in the garden of the villa Massena. 22: 30 is also provided for a release of lanterns, or of doves, and at 22h34 précises, 86 beams of light will fly in the sky of nice.

The stores are open on July 14, 2020 ?

What big brands continue to open their doors on the 14th of July ? The national day marks a public holiday in France, and this in full summer sale, but this does not stop all purchases for as much. In Paris, the department stores of Galeries Lafayette and BHV Marais remain open. Like, next to shopping centers, the Carrousel du Louvre, Bercy Village, the Centre Beaugrenelle, the Centre of Italy 2, the Citadium Caumartin, the Palace of Congress or the Passy Plaza. All the (many) malls in the periphery are also open with the exception of Beautiful Is, Bobigny, france 2 and Quais d’ivry. At the scale of metropolitan France, there are several large signs that welcome customers as usual, with hours often a little different and sometimes variable depending on the localities. Included in this list, Auchan, Carrefour and Carrefour Market, Intermarché, Leclerc, Cora, and Géant Casino. These supermarkets specified by their terms and conditions of opening on their internet sites.

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Usually, the parade of the 14 July each year attracts thousands of participants. Highlight of the national holiday, it is traditionally held on the most beautiful avenue in the world, in the presence of the president of the Republic, the elite of the French army and of the regiments of French soldiers, on a theme that changes each year, and on exceptional occasions. He combines, therefore, traditionally military parade, street dancing, and the inevitable fireworks that bloom in the whole of France. Each year, the date of this memorable feast marks the French national holiday and symbolizes, in its own way, the real entrance in the summer and the school holidays.

But in fact, that famous-t-is traditionally the 14th of July ? Did you know that the date of 14 July as the date of national day was challenged for a long time, and one commemorates not, as is often believed, the storming of the Bastille in 1789 ? How the military parade, the street dancing or the fireworks have become essential moments of this day ? Here are the answers to the main questions which arise on the 14 July.

What is the history of the ceremony of 14 July ?

After the July 14, 1880, the military parade, it becomes an institution. On July 14, 1919, marshals Foch, Joffre and Pétain parade riding on the Champs-Elysees from under the Arc de Triomphe to celebrate victory in the First world war, acquired a few months earlier. It is at this time that the traditional parade of 14th July takes up its quarters on the most famous avenue of Paris. After an eclipse during the Second world war, the parade of the 14 July takes on its current appearance with the proliferation of tanks and planes. Some presidents of the Republic provide, however, innovations of short duration.

During his term in office, Valéry Giscard d’estaing moves the show in other arteries of Paris, as the Course of Vincennes, a military School, or between Bastille and République to Bastille. In 1982, François Mitterrand blocked the parade at night. The ceremonial is perfectly oiled. The rehearsals of the parade usually takes place on the 12th of July, at dawn, two days before the key date. It opens with the passage of aircraft and helicopters. All in all, about 4,000 soldiers parading on the Champs-Elysées at a pace of 120 steps per minute. The students of prestigious schools such as Saint-Cyr come in full uniform. The market is traditionally closed by the units of the foreign Legion, famous for their beards, bulky and not slower.

This year 2020, given the health crisis of the coronavirus, the traditional ceremony of the Champs-Elysées is cancelled. As seen earlier, a ceremony at the restricted format takes place at the place de la Concorde. Only 2,000 soldiers, compared to double by 2019, to participate in this ceremony without the parade or public.

That happened on July 14, 1789 ?

on The 14th of July, 1789, is in the minds of all when we talk about national Holiday. This summer, a great excitement prevails in Paris. In the Face of popular discontent, the king convened the States general, an assembly of representatives of the nobility, clergy and third state. These require a profound reform of the institutions and, on the 9th of July, proclaimed themselves a national constituent Assembly. The initiative has alarmed the king who is coming in secret of the regiments of swiss and germans in the vicinity of Versailles. The rumor soon that the royal troops were preparing to enter Paris to stop the mps. On July 12, a speaker harangue the crowd that he called to respond : it is Camille Desmoulins, mounted on a barrel, which announces a “Saint Bartholomew of the patriots”.

On the morning of 14 July, Parisians angry will search for arms at the Invalides, and then head towards the old royal fortress of Bastille in search of gunpowder. After a day of shooting, bloody, and thanks to the rallying of national guards, the Parisians seized it and began its demolition. In the end, they only release a few prisoners and thugs without a scale. But this old medieval prison embodies the arbitrariness of the Old regime. In the lid, the Parisians are down a bulwark of absolutism. And this day, which marks the beginning of the Revolution, will be remembered as a day of freedom.

But surprise, surprise : our national day celebration will commemorate not directly on the 14 July 1789, even if this first day, revolutionary has a symbolic significance. The 14 July is officially a reference to another event, less well known, although learned by all students of French from a young age : the festival of the Federation, organized a year later, on July 14, 1790…

That fête-t-on the 14 July 1790 ?

After the summer of 1789, everywhere in the French provinces, were created as “federations,” regional national guards. A reaction to the weakening of the central power. In order to control this spontaneous movement, the Paris Commune, under the leadership of Lafayette, decided to found a great national Federation, involving representatives from the local federations and the meet in Paris on 14 July 1790. The ceremony is intended to celebrate the storming of the Bastille, a year after the symbolic date, but also to bring a semblance of order and unity in a country in crisis.

The day said, 14 000 soldiers federated arrive in Paris, and marching under the banner of their department, from the Bastille to the Field-of-March. On an esplanade, fitted up for the occasion, a high mass is celebrated, after which the king Louis XVI swears to maintain the Constitution decided by the national Assembly”. The 400 000 Parisian present on the day acclaim him their king : the monarchy is not questioned. The aspiration for the union of national triumph and the ceremony turns into a great popular celebration. But national reconciliation will be short-lived. Two years later, the king was arrested and sentenced to death.

Engraving of the statue erected in Republic square in Paris in 1883. © Patrick Guenette / 123RF Why the 14th of July became the national holiday of France ?

For nearly a century, the commemoration of 14 July was abandoned. She reappears in 1880, under the Third Republic. The plan to consolidate, looking to build a new national imaginary, around symbols republicans. It is as well as the “Marseillaise” became the official anthem and the 14th July national holiday. But the proposal, which emanates from the member of parliament for the Seine, Benjamin Raspail, is not accepted unanimously by the Assembly. Some mps question the violence of the July 14, 1789. And finally it is around the 14 July 1790 is the consensus !

This year, we also opened the monument surmounted by the statue of the Republic square, and everywhere are given concerts and fireworks. “The July column” which overlooks the place de la Bastille, it does not refer to the 14 July 1789. It bears the name of the victims of the days revolutionary of July 1830, the “Three glorious days”.

How 14 July became a holiday ?

A decree of 6 July 1880 established a military parade that we know today. This event must then clear the memory of the military defeat suffered during the war of 1870, the loss of Alsace and part of Lorraine in favour of the German Empire, and to strengthen the Republic which has not yet ten years old. The first edition of the military parade takes place at the Longchamp racecourse, where he remained until 1914. The parade of the 14 July will then continue and become a staple of the national day.

But the act of 1880 also installs the 14 July as a holiday. The idea is then to give a day not worked to the French to participate in the commemorations, but also listen to their president. From the 14 July 1880, at 12.30 pm, the guns of Mont Valerien thunder above the Seine before to be quiet for a speech by the president of the Republic, Jules Grévy. The diary is in ecstasy in front of a “magnificent spectacle […] as the July sun shone its most radiant colours”, referring to “a living symbol of the union between these two forces have been too long separated, the army and the nation.” The popular newspaper continues : “the deep emotion, inexpressible, which he held for twenty minutes, a hundred thousand breasts breathless, we can say that for the crowd who thronged around the regiments massed, the presentation of the flags was of its true meaning : the reconstitution of France, the reconstitution of its national army, claiming finally to the face of the country”.

The 14 July parade is organized on the Champs-Elysées, in Paris. © Gérard ROBERT what is the feast of the 14th of July ?

over The years, the 14 July is known to many adventures, but also the developments that have turned it into a festival general or global, involving all the French in celebrations more festive and popular. In 1886, a woman, cantinière of the 131st infantry regiment, runs for the first time. In 1915, the parade of the military moves of the Champs-de-Mars to the Champs-Elysées and in 1919, the “parade of victory” brings together on-the-spot all the forces of allied countries.

In 1936, the trade unions have joined, in their own way, à the feast. After the military parade, a million person march on the call of trade union organizations. From 1939 to 1945 in occupied Paris, the day is not celebrated. On July 14, 1940, in London, general de Gaulle reiterated his calls for the resistance. But in July 1945, to celebrate the Release everywhere in France. Every year since, the 14th of July is the opportunity to shoot fireworks, and organize dances popular… In the whole of France, of the events are organized on the 14th of July or the night before.

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