Title: France's National Sport: Protesting - Frenchly
Headings: France’s National Sport: Protesting
France’s National Sport: Protesting
Content: they are part of the very fabric of French life. Why? Because French people believe that protesting in the streets is the only way to force radical change. And they might have a point. Let’s look a take a look at French history…
The Storming of the Bastille, 1789. This is mother of all manifestations, the one that launched the French Revolution and changed history. It (eventually) brought democracy, human rights, and the end of feudalism — what’s not to love? Well, unless you got a close shave from Monsieur Guillotine’s “National Razor.” Les Trois Glorieuses, 1830. Demonstrations during these “Three Glorious Days” brought down the monarchy.