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France Celebrates Bastille Day Today.

Stock image: Eiffel Tower/Pixabay

Military parade will take place on the Champs-Elysées.

The French take to the streets to celebrate Bastille day today.

Last year, the traditional military parade was cancelled due to the pandemic.

The storming of the Bastille on July 14, 1789 has been commemorated in France for more than a century.

This year, it's back.

Around 5,000 soldiers and civilians will march down the iconic Champs-Elysées avenue.

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