History
ROMANIA
Happy Birthday Romania!
by Diana
For the Romanian people, the first of
December 1918 represents the triumph of
centuries of struggle and sacrifices for
achieving the national unitary state. This
historical process, taking place on the
entire Romanian area, scored significant
developments in the 1784′s popular
revolts, 1821 and 1848′s revolutions, the
unification of Moldova with Wallachia
(Muntenia) in 1859, the Proclamation of
Independence after the 1877-78 antiOttoman war and was completed with the
expression of the self-determination’s
will, in Chisinau, Cernautzi and Alba Iulia,
during the year 1918, of the Romanians
living under foreign domination.
Yesterday, the first of December, was the
day dedicated to Romania, my gorgeous
country. How do we, Romanian people,
celebrate it? We party and show our
respect for this country where, despite
the hardships it has gone through, there
are still men and women who believe in
it, in its beauty and great people.
This philosophy of the unity of the nation
wa s p e r m a n e n t l y s t r e n g t h e n e d b y
political, military, economic and cultural
relationships between the Romanian
Kingdoms along the centuries. The 19th
century, called the “century of the
nationalities”, brought a new reality in the
Romanians-living space, the consolidation
of the Romanian nation, based on unity,
consciousness and a common destiny.