For Romania’s National Day we compiled a series of pictures to show our identity and pride to be Romanians.

The Romanian flag is present in all the pictures, can you spot it? The three colors, vertically arranged are blue, yellow and red and they signify freedom (the blue of the sky), justice (the yellow of the fields) and brotherhood (the red of the blood).

The photos in this article were taken during the tours we organize. To experience Romania you can book your place here: Cultural Photo Tour of Romania, Fall Colors Photo Tour, Christmas & NY traditions in Romania photo tour (+ the bear dance) and Winter Photo Tour, Easter Photo Tour, Transylvania Photo Tour.

Traditional welcome with bread and salt

We proudly wear & display our flag

Dancing ”hora”

Drinking horinca

We preserve centuries old traditions

We throw big parties and festivals on important occasions.

The national day is one of them. On 1st of December 1918, Romanian representatives from Transylvania announced the union with what was then a smaller country, leading in the end to the birth of what is known in history as Greater Romania. Since then, things have changed, but our patriotism and love for the country remain the same.

We can be loud

We love the fruits from the grandparents’ garden

Splashing with water, even in winter is for prosperity and fertility

We paint eggs for Easter

We prefer small wooden churches

We like to wear traditional clothes. And they are very different from region to region

Some still organize traditional weddings

We love our medieval towns

We value important figures in our history

We like to crack jokes, often very sarcastic

We love our mountains

Cold and snow don’t stop us from anything

If you want to learn more about Romania’s history you can check our article: Let’s recap Romania’s history as it celebrates its Centennial on December 1st.

Don’t forget to show your love for Romania by sharing this article with all your friends! Did you spot all the flags?

These pictures were taken during our group photo tours. 

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