Dec 01, 2018
Romania National Day 2018
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Today’s Google Doodle marks the 20th anniversary of Romania’s national holiday known as the Great Union Day or Unification Day. On this day in 1918, over 100,000 Romanians gathered in the city of Alba Iulia, as they watched Romanian leader Vasile Goldis declare Romania’s unification. Under the reign of King Ferdinand I, the Old Romanian Kingdom united with Transylvania and other neighboring lands, almost doubling the size of the Eastern European nation.
Proud Romanians spend this day off work celebrating with friends and family. Ceremonies, concerts, and parades take place in major cities like Bucharest and Alba Iulia, where the national anthem „Deșteaptă-te, române!” (”Awaken thee, Romanian!” is sure to be heard. The Romanian flag seen in today’s Doodle flies over private homes and public landmarks in honor of the unification that took place 100 years ago—blue for Transylvania, yellow for Wallachia, and red for Moldova.
Happy National Day, Romania!
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