Today Romanians celebrate 90 years of national unity. All nations have a national holiday – the American “Independence Day” is no longer a secret for the world. Romanians celebrate their Union Day as a National Holiday.
December 1st, 1918 – the National Assembly of all Romanians in Transylvania, Banat and the Hungarian Country convened in Alba Iulia and decreed, by unanimous vote, the union of Transylvania with the Romanian Kingdom
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The National Assembly of all Romanians in Transylvania, Banat and the Hungarian Country, gathered by its rightful representatives at Alba-Iulia on the 18th of November/1st of December, decrees the unification of those Romanians and of all the territories inhabited by them with Romania. The National Assembly proclaims above all the inalienable right of the Romanian nation to the whole Banat bordered by the Mures and Tisa rivers and the Danube.
Back in 1918 the Romanian Kingdom was formed of Moldavia and Wallachia. Other Romanian provinces were under either Hungarian or Ottoman occupation. December 1st celebrates today not only the union between Transylvania and the Romanian Kingdom, but also the union of the provinces of Banat, Bessarabia and Bukovina with the two. Moldavia and Wallachia united in 1859 and formed the “United Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia.” The first ruler of the young kingdom was prince Alexander John Cuza.
To understand the importance of the Union Day in the history of the Romanians one has to understand their heritage and their history. Looking back at the borders of Dacia during Burebista and the union of the Romanian principalities under Michael the Brave in 1600 it is easy to understand that the unification of all Romanian provinces into a big state was a national ideal after the WWI.
It is pointless to make a trip down history lane when there are already so many resources waiting for those who are interested in a short history lesson. Yet I cannot end this entry without scribbling my feelings…
La Multi Ani, Romania! I am proud to be Your daughter. I miss you and I know where my home really is. I miss You and Your people, Your mountains and Your wild rivers, the Delta (my paradise) and the Black Sea…I miss Bucharest, my little Paris (I was born there) and Transylvania. I miss You, Romania! I’ll always be Your daughter, I’ll never give up my identity. So, once again: La Multi Ani, Romania! May God bless You!
La mulţi ani, Romania! May your people always look to Christ. Thank you to all those who have been in my life during the past year here.
I can so understand those feelings Mig… a very happy Union Day to you all.. May God Bless Romania and all its people (and of course thanks to Romania for bringing YOU to us :))
love
Pearl
Thank you Josh, for visiting Rounite and for the warm wishes you sent us. 🙂
I know you do, Pearl. I carry the Romanian soul everywhere I go – feeling so proud to be my country’s daughter. I knew you would understand. Thank you for your love and for being my friend. 🙂
A belated la multi ani, Mihaela! And thanks for the brief history lesson. You have every reason to be proud of your beautiful country and her heritage to her children!
Even though I am not a true daughter of Romania, my heart is still there and beats proudly, too, for her natural beauty and for her precious people whom I love dearly!
I pray that those who have spread their wings and flown to other countries around the world will carry with them the same pride for Romania as you, Mihaela.
A bit late for it perhaps, but still: happy belated union day 🙂
It’s always interesting with some history.
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@ Kathy, those who understand the Romanian soul are forever under its spell. I am not surprised you feel the way you feel about our country. 🙂 You have a twin soul, I bet.
@ Captain: thank you so much. 🙂 I was expecting your visit sooner. You were traveling, I bet. I hurry to your harbor to see what wonders you brought from over the seas…
Mihaela — I hope you have a post planned about Romania’s Christmas traditions? I’d love to reaad about them. Some I know, but I am sure there are many I don’t :}
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Yes, Kathy – the post is now online, although I am not very sure you will like it this time. 🙂