Bastille Day
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Bastille Day is France’s annual national day commemorating the 1789 storming of the Bastille and the symbolic beginning of the French Revolution.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bastille Day canonical | 17 |
| Bastille Day festival | 2 |
| French National Day | 2 |
| Fête nationale française | 2 |
| 14 July (Bastille Day) | 1 |
| Bastille Day (France, July 14) | 1 |
| Bastille Day parade | 1 |
| La Fête Nationale | 1 |
| Storming of the Bastille | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T43816 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bastille Day Context triple: [France, nationalHoliday, Bastille Day]
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A.
King's Day
King's Day is a nationwide Dutch holiday celebrated each April with street festivals, orange-themed festivities, and open-air markets honoring the birthday of the reigning monarch.
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B.
Fiestas Patrias
Fiestas Patrias is Chile’s major national celebration in mid-September, marked by parades, traditional music and dance, barbecues, and patriotic festivities commemorating the country’s independence.
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C.
La Marseillaise
La Marseillaise is the revolutionary song from 1792 that became France’s national anthem, renowned for its rousing, martial melody and patriotic lyrics.
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D.
Honneur et Patrie
Honneur et Patrie is the traditional French motto meaning "Honor and Fatherland," prominently associated with national orders and military institutions.
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E.
International Workers’ Day
International Workers’ Day is an annual labor and left-wing holiday observed on May 1 in many countries to honor workers’ struggles and achievements, particularly the fight for the eight-hour workday.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bastille Day Target entity description: Bastille Day is France’s annual national day commemorating the 1789 storming of the Bastille and the symbolic beginning of the French Revolution.
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A.
King's Day
King's Day is a nationwide Dutch holiday celebrated each April with street festivals, orange-themed festivities, and open-air markets honoring the birthday of the reigning monarch.
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B.
Fiestas Patrias
Fiestas Patrias is Chile’s major national celebration in mid-September, marked by parades, traditional music and dance, barbecues, and patriotic festivities commemorating the country’s independence.
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C.
La Marseillaise
La Marseillaise is the revolutionary song from 1792 that became France’s national anthem, renowned for its rousing, martial melody and patriotic lyrics.
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D.
Honneur et Patrie
Honneur et Patrie is the traditional French motto meaning "Honor and Fatherland," prominently associated with national orders and military institutions.
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E.
International Workers’ Day
International Workers’ Day is an annual labor and left-wing holiday observed on May 1 in many countries to honor workers’ struggles and achievements, particularly the fight for the eight-hour workday.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
commemorative event
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national day ⓘ public holiday ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
French National Day
ⓘ
linked to:
Bastille Day
La Fête Nationale ⓘ
linked to:
Bastille Day
Le Quatorze Juillet ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bastille prison
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linked to:
Place de la Bastille
French tricolour flag ⓘ
linked to:
French tricolour
Marseillaise ⓘ
linked to:
La Marseillaise
|
| commemorates |
French Revolution
ⓘ
Storming of the Bastille ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| dateObserved | 14 July ⓘ |
| eveningTradition |
bals des pompiers
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fireworks at the Eiffel Tower in Paris ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
important event in French civic life
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major symbol of French republican values ⓘ |
| hasInternationalObservances | celebrations by French communities abroad ⓘ |
| headOfStateRole | French President reviews the military parade ⓘ |
| inception | 1880 ⓘ |
| languageOfName | French ⓘ |
| legalStatus | public holiday in France ⓘ |
| locationOfCelebration |
France
ⓘ
Paris ⓘ |
| mainParadeCity | Paris ⓘ |
| mainParadeLocation | Champs-Élysées ⓘ |
| observedBy |
French armed forces
ⓘ
linked to:
French Armed Forces
French citizens ⓘ French government ⓘ
linked to:
Government of France
|
| observedIn |
French overseas departments
ⓘ
linked to:
French overseas territories
French overseas territories ⓘ |
| officialNameInFrench |
Fête nationale
ⓘ
linked to:
Le Quatorze Juillet
Fête nationale française ⓘ
linked to:
Le Quatorze Juillet
|
| paradeFeatures |
flypast by French Air and Space Force
ⓘ
marching regiments ⓘ military bands ⓘ military vehicles ⓘ |
| partOf | French national identity ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Fête de la Fédération of 1790
ⓘ
Storming of the Bastille on 14 July 1789 ⓘ
linked to:
Storming of the Bastille
|
| symbolizes |
birth of the French nation
ⓘ
end of absolute monarchy in France ⓘ unity of the French people ⓘ |
| typicalCelebration |
communal meals
ⓘ
concerts ⓘ dances ⓘ fireworks ⓘ military parade ⓘ |
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Subject: Bastille Day Description of subject: Bastille Day is France’s annual national day commemorating the 1789 storming of the Bastille and the symbolic beginning of the French Revolution.
Referenced by (28)
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French Corner
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