Fête de la Fédération July 14,1790
The Fête de la Fédération on the July 14,1790 was a celebration of the unity of the French Nation during the French Revolution
The aim of this Celebration was to symbolize Peace one year after the Storming of the Bastille
The event took place on the Champ de Mars, which was at the time far outside Paris. The place had been transformed on a voluntary basis by the population of Paris itself, in what was recalled as the Journée des brouettes ("Wheelbarrow Day").
A mass was celebrated by Talleyrand,bishop of Autun
The popular General Lafayette, as captain of the National Guard of Paris and confidant of the king, took his oath to the constitution, followed by King Louis XVI
After the end of the official celebration, the day ended in a huge four-day popular feast and people celebrated with fireworks, as well as fine wine and running nudi-rudi through the streets in order to display their great freedom.
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