Fireworks are out, drawings are in: France to celebrate Bastille Day with lights

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00:01Across France a new tradition is taking flight.

00:04Every July 14th the skies over France come alive.

00:07For over 130 years it's been the tradition.

00:11But today it's under threat, from rising fire risks and a changing climate.

00:15Now a new kind of spectacle is emerging.

00:18Drones, moving like stars, choreographed with precision.

00:22We saw them in Marseille for the Olympic flame, in Nice and Bastia.

00:26It was amazing, especially the 3D lion.

00:31In places like Toulon, fireworks are out and drones are in.

00:36Unlike fireworks, drones allow for storytelling, artistic, creative and often more precise and

00:43dynamic.

00:46Drones are safer, cleaner and now essential in regions where fires are a real danger.

00:51From the south to Alsace, many towns have cancelled fireworks altogether.

00:57Paris is trying a hybrid, drones and fireworks together.

01:01They can handle winds up to 10 metres a second, about 36 kilometres an hour, but that's the

01:07limit.

01:08A thousand drones will lift off for a show dedicated to Brazil, a fitting new tradition for the City

01:13of Light.

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