Wikipedia states the importance of this day for Romanians:
1918 – Transylvania unites with Romania, following the incorporation of Bessarabia (March 27) and Bukovina (November 28).
So the 1st of December is like America’s 4th of July, to Romanians.
What follows has become tradition (click to get the big picture. Get it?)
^This was the march of the Veterans^
And a completely different sight on the way home:




