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On 21 May 1880, Benjamin Raspail proposed a law to have " the Republic choose the 14 July as a yearly national holiday ".
The Assembly voted in favour of the proposal on 21 May and 8 June.
The Senate approved on it 27 and 29 June, favouring 14 July against 4 August ( honouring the end of the feudal system on 4 August 1789 ).
The law was made official on 6 July 1880, and the Ministry of the Interior recommended to Prefects that the day should be " celebrated with all the brilliance that the local resources allow ".
Indeed, the celebrations of the new holiday in 1880 were particularly magnificent.

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