Restricted ceremonies on Romania’s National Day
Roxana Vasile, 02.12.2020, 14:20
Our thoughts today go out to the heroes of this
year, the medical personnel and everyone risking their lives to prevent the
spread of the virus, as well as to the victims of this deadly virus and their
families. We are aware and we feel the substantial efforts undertaken by health
workers since March, and we will always pay tribute to the sacrifice made by
doctors, nurses and ambulance workers.
On December 1 the President decorated medical
doctors as well as medical schools in Romania. On a more colorful note, the
Niagara Falls in Canada was lit up in red, yellow and blue, describing the
national flag of Romania. In Dubai, the Romanian flag was projected on the
famous Burj al-Arab tower as part of an initiative of the Romanian Embassy in
the United Arab Emirates. In Petra, Jordan, for the first time ever the flag of
a foreign country, our flag, was officially raised in front of the Treasury
building. The Government building in Madrid was also lit-up with the colors of
the Romanian flag, while the National Police Orchestra of Spain performed our
national anthem, Awaken, thee, Romanian! (V. Palcu)