Public holidays · 2031
Unification of the Romanian Principalities Day falls on Friday, 24 January 2031 in Romania in 2031.
A public holiday across Romania: most employees have the day off.
In 2031 it falls on a Friday, a working day.
Fixed date: it is on the same day of the year every year (24 Jan).
Saturday and Sunday · A public holiday does not always close every business. Essential services, shops and some industries keep working, and pay rules differ by country and contract.
The Unification of the Romanian Principalities Day, in Romanian Ziua Unirii Principatelor Române, celebrates the union of Moldavia and Wallachia under a single ruler, Alexander John Cuza, in 1859. It is sometimes called the Little Union, in contrast to the Great Union of 1918, when Transylvania, Bessarabia and Bukovina joined the Kingdom of Romania. The day is a milestone in the creation of the modern Romanian state. The name is sometimes shortened to Union Day. Cuza's reforms, including land reform and secular schooling, are also remembered on the day, because he was one of the key figures in the modernisation of Romania.
Celebrations include the Hora Unirii, a traditional circle dance performed in Iași, Bucharest and other cities, with officials, soldiers, public figures and ordinary citizens joining hands, as well as official ceremonies, wreath-laying and concerts. Iași, the historical capital of Moldavia, hosts some of the largest events, and the Union Square in Bucharest is a main site of the celebrations in the capital. The dance symbolises unity, and the event is widely broadcast on Romanian television. In some years there are also military parades, which gives the day a patriotic mood.
Unification of the Romanian Principalities Day: all countries
Everywhere in Romania.
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A public holiday across Romania: most employees have the day off.
Friday, 24 January 2031.