Top 10 Facts About ROMANIA’S NATIONAL SYMBOLS

Top 10 Facts About ROMANIA’S NATIONAL SYMBOLS

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Hi, this is Mihnea. Welcome to Romania Hub. In this video we will look at the top 10 facts about Romania’s national symbols.

Hai să începem. Let’s start.

1. The national flag of Romania is composed of three equal vertical stripes. Beginning from the flagpole, the colors are blue, yellow and red (roșu, glaben și albastru).

2. The Romanian national seal represents an eagle on a light blue shield, holding a cross in its beak and a sword and scepter in its claws.

3. The coat of arms includes the symbols of the five historical provinces – Walachia (Ţara Românească), Moldavia (Moldova), Transylvania (Transilvania), Banat (Banat) and Dobrudja (Dobrogea).

4. Romania’s National Day is held on December 1st, the anniversary of the 1918 Great Union of all Romanians into a single state.

5. The national anthem of Romania is a historic patriotic song composed by Anton Pann, with lyrics by Andrei Mureşanu, “Awake, Ye, Romanian” (Deşteaptă-te, române).

6. The official language of Romania is Romanian (limba română), an Eastern Romance language spoken as a native language by about 24-26 million people from Romania and Moldova. Also, Romania is spoken by about 4 million people as a second language.

7. The national animal of Romania is the lynx (râsul) and the historical animal is the Dacian Draco (lupul dacic), which was the standard ensign for the Dacians.

8. Romania has two national birds, the great white pelican (pelicanul alb) and the golden eagle (acvila de munte).

9. The national tree of Romania is the oak (stejarul). The oldest oak in Romania and southeastern Europe is 900 years old and is located in Cajvana City in Suceava County.

10. The Romanian national epic is called “Miorița”. “Miorița” is an old Romanian pastoral ballad about love, murder, and betrayal. All the good stuff!

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This episode is brought to you by Voicu Mihnea Simandan, a Beijing-based Romanian teacher and education entrepreneur interested in reading literacy, language learning, and world travel.

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[guaguanco]

Hi Mihnea, does Romania have a National flower?

[GypsieSeeker]

Hey Mihnea, I noticed that many wooden park benches in Bucureşti had an empty spot in the backrest in the shape of a coat of arms. Do you know if the coats of arms were removed or something? Also, is there still a coat of arms on the Romanian flag? Thanks!!

[pswaroop]

Beginning from the flag post the colors are Blue Yellow Red, (0:37) and at (0:40) Rosu, glaben si albastru. I think you reversed the colors (from Flag post)when you told it in Romanian.

[BogdanAndrei-rl]

All you described are corect EXCEPT one!!!!
National tree, yes is the oak (stejarul), BUT the oldest one (over 900 years old) is not located in It is located in the vilage of Mercheasa, judetul
My all ancestors are are from there!
Get informed please!
Doina Andrei

[teobratuteodor]

Pe aia cu râsul no știa dar aia cu lupul dacic da.

[itheicequeen]

blue, yellow, red- adica albastru, galben, rosu. That's the correct order. In comunism ordinea era rosu, galben albastru. Nu mai suntem in comunism. Lol.