Talk:Aromanian National Day

Big problems with the date

We have here two big problems - false statements which must be corrected:

1. "its day of observation is 23 May[5][6][7][8][9] as this was the day in which it was announced that the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire Abdul Hamid II had recognized the Ullah Millet ("Vlach Millet") for the Aromanians a day earlier in 22 May 1905." - This is false information, because that day the Vlach Millet became official was 10 May, not 23 ! See here the prove: https://www.facebook.com/arhivelediplomaticeMAE/posts/519910786045071

2. "This day [referring to 22 May] for the recognition of the Ullah Millet may have been chosen because it coincided with the day of the anniversary of the Romanian Declaration of Independence at the time.[7]" - This is also false, because the Independence Day of Romania was 10 May, not 9 - and the referrence speaks about 10th May. The user who wrote this simply dind't read carefully the reference. So we must eliminate this phrase.

Madalinfocsa (talk) 12:47, 24 May 2022 (UTC)

1. The Ottoman sultan announced the creation of the Ullah Millet on 10 May 1905 on the Julian calendar. Turkey adopted the Gregorian calendar only in 1926. Romania did in 1919, so in 1905, the Aromanian National Day and the Romanian Independence Day coincided. After the fall of the Ottomans and the arrival of the totalitarian governments (including communism), the Aromanians did not enjoy much cultural emancipation. But with the fall of communism in 1991 (or in the 1970s or 1980s in Greece), their culture reflourished. A group of Aromanian organizations met in 1991 and declared that the national day of the Aromanians would be in 23 May. In 1905, nobody in the Balkans had the Gregorian calendar, but in 1991, everybody did. But Romania decided to keep the Old Style (Julian) dates for the Romanian Independence Day. And the Romanian government has no say of when is this holiday celebrated. It is not officially recognized in Romania, instead the Balkan Romanianness Day is celebrated (not as if they are too different anyway).

2.The Ullah Millet was recognized in 22 May (Gregorian) 1905, but the Ottoman sultan publicly announced it the next day. That's why some celebrate it on 22 May instead.

Hope this helps. Super Ψ Dro 14:01, 24 May 2022 (UTC)

You're right on something however, the day of the recognition (9/22 May) did not coincide with the Romanian Independence Day, the day of the announcement (10/23 May) did. I've fixed this. Super Ψ Dro 14:07, 24 May 2022 (UTC)

1. You are not well informed: you wrote "Romania decided to keep the Old Style (Julian) dates for the Romanian Independence Day" - this is a nonsense, it's not about KEEPING anything. Everywhere in the world, the dates before the switching of the Calendars are celebrated in those very DAYS, no matter of the switching ! We don't celebrate the Union of the Principalities on 5 February, but on 24 January - the date it happened, back in 1859; we don't celebrate the birth of Eminescu on 27 January, but on 15 January, when it happened back in 1850 ! It is a nonsense to celebrate another day. Regarding the Romanian Independence Day, you also are lying when you write: "the Romanian government has no say of when is this holiday celebrated. It is not officially recognized in Romania" - you should have known the Law nr.189/2021, which states that the National Independence is officially celebrated on 10th of May. So, please do correct those false statements of the article.

2. The RECOGNITION of the Ullah Millet, its official start, was when it was published officialy, like any other law - on 10th of May. A day before the Sultan just SIGNED the paper, that was all - but in didn't became official until its official publication, the next day - see this primary source: https://www.facebook.com/arhivelediplomaticeMAE/posts/519910786045071. WHERE are those Aromanians that celebrate on 22 May ? There is no reliable source for this statement.

Once again: the day of the recognition WAS the day of the announcement ! 9 May was simply the day of the SIGNING of the paper, NOT the recognition itself ! So please understand and do revert your last changes. Thank you. Madalinfocsa (talk) 06:47, 27 May 2022 (UTC)

"Everywhere in the world, the dates before the switching of the Calendars are celebrated in those very DAYS, no matter of the switching !" not in this case. The day used to be celebrated on 10 May and now it's on 23 May. There's seven sources backing that. If you disagree with the date of the celebration, you can contact Aromanian organizations and try to convince them. "you should have known the Law nr.189/2021, which states that the National Independence is officially celebrated on 10th of May." I meant the Aromanian National Day, not the Romanian Independence Day. Romania has no say on when the former is celebrated, because it does not recognize it as a holiday. "WHERE are those Aromanians that celebrate on 22 May ? There is no reliable source for this statement." There's two cited sources in the article. And yeah, I know the day of the announcement (10 May in the Old Style) is the date commemorated. That's what I said above. I don't understand what are you trying to get from here, or what do you exactly want me to delete. You say you know it was celebrated on 10 May but then tried to delete the part of the info saying this was so that it coincided with the Romanian Independence Day on 10 May as well. Super Ψ Dro 13:15, 27 May 2022 (UTC)