Romania National Day

Romania National Day

December 1The national holiday of Romania has been celebrated since 1990, after the fall of Romanian Communist Party head Nicolae Ceausescu, with military parades, speeches and a holiday from work. This day marks the unification in 1918 of Romania and Transylvania and the formation of the Romanian state within its present-day boundaries. Romania's full independence had been recognized in 1878, but Transylvania had remained outside the new state. On December 1, a Romanian assembly passed the resolution of unity celebrated on National Day.
CONTACTS:
Romanian Embassy
1607 23rd St. N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20008
202-232-3694; fax: 202-232-4748
www.roembus.org
SOURCES:
AnnivHol-2000, p. 201