Observed by Moldova Frequency annual | Date 31 August | |
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Next time 31 August 2017 (2017-08-31) | ||
Limba noastră ([ˈlimba ˈno̯astrə], English: Our Language) is a public holiday in Moldova and is observed on August 31.
Overview
On August 27, 1989, the Popular Front of Moldova organized a mass demonstration in Chişinău, that became known as the Great National Assembly, which pressured the authorities of the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic to adopt a language law on August 31, 1989 that proclaimed the Moldovan language written in the Latin script to be the state language of the MSSR. Its identity with the Romanian language was also established. On June 23, 1990 the Moldovan Parliament established August 31 as a national language day.
In the main square of Chişinău a concert is organized featuring the performances of various national entertainers. Normally the stage is not dismantled since Independence Day which takes place on August 27.