Trianon Treaty Day

The Trianon Treaty Day (Romanian: Ziua Tratatului de la Trianon) is a public holiday of Romania celebrated every 4 June to commemorate the signing of the Treaty of Trianon in 1920. The holiday was first proposed in 2015 by the Foreign Minister of Romania, Titus Corlățean,[1] and subsequently promulgated on 18 November 2020 by President Klaus Iohannis.[2]

Trianon Treaty Day
Observed byRomania
TypeNational
CelebrationsCultural, educational, and scientific events
Date4 June
Next time4 June 2021 (2021-06-04)
Frequencyannual

According to the law that promulgated the holiday, on Trianon Treaty Day, cultural, educational, and scientific events of both local and national level can be held to raise awareness of the treaty and its significance and importance. Civilians, as well as organizations and local or central authorities can support such events through material and logistical support. The Romanian Television and Romanian Radio Broadcasting Company are permitted to broadcast programs related to the observance.[2]

The holiday has elicited negative responses from the Hungarian community of Romania and Hungary itself.[3][4] It has been claimed that the Romanian decision for promulgating the holiday was because of the earlier establishment of 4 June in Hungary as the "Day of National Cohesion" and to endorse anti-Hungarian sentiments.[1] On the other hand, Corlățean, who proposed the law passed by the Parliament of Romania, declared to the BBC: "I do not understand why the Romanians should be shy of marking what was fundamental for their history, because we don't want to offend anyone."[5]

After the collapse of Austria-Hungary at the end of World War I and following the declaration of the union of Transylvania with Romania on 1 December 1918, the Romanian Army took control of Transylvania from November 1918 to March 1919, during the Hungarian–Romanian War.[6] The Treaty of Trianon was a treaty signed on 4 June 1920 between Hungary and the Allies (including Romania). As a result, Romania gained Transylvania and as well as parts of Banat, Crișana, and Maramureș. Hungary also lost territories to Austria, Czechoslovakia, the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes and even Poland as a consequence of it.[7][2]

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References
  1. "Romania declares celebration of Trianon peace treaty signing". Hungary Today. 15 May 2020.
  2. "Legea controversată care prevede instituirea datei de 4 iunie drept "Ziua Tratatului de la Trianon" a fost promulgată de președintele Klaus Iohannis". G4Media.ro (in Romanian). 18 November 2020.
  3. "Ünnepnappá vált Romániában a trianoni békeszerződés napja". Magyar Hírlap (in Hungarian). 18 November 2020.
  4. ""Trianoni szerződés napja" – mi a véleménye erről? (körkérdés)". Erdély.ma (in Hungarian). 15 May 2020.
  5. Thorpe, Nick (3 June 2020). "The 100-year wound that Hungary cannot forget". BBC.
  6. Leadbeater, Chris (3 January 2019). "The forgotten war which made Transylvania Romanian". The Telegraph. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  7. Popescu, Eduard (15 September 2020). "Legea privind Ziua Tratatului de la Trianon, din nou în Parlament. Iohannis cere consultări cu istorici și academicieni/ Reacția lui Titus Corlățean, inițiator al proiectului". Mediafax (in Romanian).
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