text:  The torch relay joined up with thousands of troops marching as fighter jets roared overhead. The holiday marks the storming of the Bastille prison and the French Revolution that overthrew the monarchy in 1789. Bastille Day is celebrated around France with concerts, fireworks, parties, and the traditional dances held in firefighter stations known as Les Balles des Pompiers. This year's Paris parade also paid tribute to those who freed France from Nazi occupation 80 years ago.