 And Lowe says many people also benefit from a visual reminder by carrying a bottle of water with you throughout the day. The Twin Cities-based cultural organization Allianz Francais will host a Bastille celebration this afternoon. Kyra Miles has more. Bastille Day is a national French holiday celebrating the storming of the Bastille prison in 1789. It sparked the age of revolutions across Europe. And it's also being celebrated in the Twin Cities with Allianz Francais.