1/10 - Bastille Day: Europe's oldest and largest military parade
2/10 - PM Modi to attend parade
PM Narendra Modi will be in France on July 13-14 to attend Bastille Day celebrations and parade as the guest of honour.
3/10 - Indian contingent in parade
A 269-member tri-services contingent of the Indian armed forces will participate in the historic parade alongside French troops on July 14.
4/10 - IAF to be part of fly-past
Three Rafale jets and a Globemaster C-17 of the Indian Air Force are expected to be part of a fly-past.
5/10 - Most important holiday in France
Bastille Day is one of the most cherished national holidays in France as it marks the beginning of the French Revolution and end of feudalism.
6/10 - A national affair
Foreign leaders are seldom invited to the parade, which makes PM Modi\'s presence all the more significant. US President Joe Biden was the last foreign leader to attend the parade in 2017.
7/10 - It’s not called Bastille Day
Bastille Day is the common name given in English-speaking countries to the national day of France, which is celebrated on July 14 each year. In French, it is called the Fête nationale française (French National Celebration).
8/10 - Storming of the Bastille
The French National Day is the anniversary of the Storming of the Bastille (a symbol of royal tyranny and oppression) on July 14, 1789, a major event of the French Revolution.
9/10 - A parade going back over 140 years
The first Bastille Day military parade was held in Paris in July 14, 1880.
10/10 - ‘Largest parade in Europe’
The parade involves around 9,500 soldiers (7,800 on foot, the rest are crew members or cavalrymen), 380 vehicles, 240 horses and more than 80 planes and helicopters.
