Happy Great Union Day, Romania!
The present Doodle honors Romania’s Great Union Day, or Ziua Marii Uniri, in remembrance of the unification of Transylvania, Banat, Crișana, and Maramureș with the Romanian Kingdom on this date in 1918.
This year points the 30th commemoration of the choice of this date for the nation’s public occasion, which occured in 1990.
Portrayed in the Doodle fine art is the blue, yellow, and red tricolor banner of Romania. The banner’s tones follow back to the Ottoman realms of Moldavia and Walachia that joined to frame Romania in 1858.
The two realms flew flags got from old pennants Moldavia’s flag was blue and included a bull head, while Walachia’s was yellow with a bird. Walachia likewise utilized a maritime ensign that highlighted each of the three of the colors flown all through the nation today.
The first version of the advanced Romanian flag showed up in 1848, and following different cycles the country authoritatively received the current plan in 1989.
