789–1790:
les premiers 14 Juillet:
mythes fondateurs de la France nouvelle
1789–1790: the first 14 July:
founding myths of the new France
Author(s): Philippe Pichot-BravardSubject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, History, Cultural history, Social history, Theology and Religion, Sociology of Religion, History of Religion
Published by: International Étienne Gilson Society
Keywords: French Revolution; 14th July; Bastille Day; Federation day; regeneration; historical myths; civil religion; revolutionary festivals; citizen
Summary/Abstract: In 1880, the French Parliament chose 14 July as the bank holidays, referring to two important events in the history of the French Revolution: on the one hand,he storming of the Bastille during the revolutionary days of July 1789 and, on the other hand, the Fête de la Fédération, which took place one year later to celebrate the birth of the new France, the France built by the Constituent Assembly. The choice of 14 July as the bank holidays expressed the desire of the republican majority of the time to consider the French Revolution as the founding moment of French history, thus wiping out thirteen centuries of Christian history.The annual celebration of this founding myth, from the time of the Revolution, aimed to influence sensibilities in order to transform the individual into a citizen nourished by the values of the Revolution.
Journal: Studia Gilsoniana
- Issue Year: 11/2022
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 617-637
- Page Count: 21
- Language: French