ɔːlðˈoʊ ðə sˌɛləbɹˈeɪʃənz wɜːɹ ˈaʊtwɚdli lˈɔɪəlˌɪst tˈoʊsts wɜː jˈuːʒuːəli mˌeɪd tə ðə ɹˈɔɪəl fˈæmɪli æz wˈɛl æz tə ðə kˌɑːnstɪtˈuːʃən ɪtsˈɛlf ðə swˈiːdɪʃ ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾiz wɜː kənsˈɜːnd ðæt sˈʌtʃ ᵻvˈɛnts hæd ɐ sˈɛpɚɹətˌɪst sˈʌbtɛkst ænd sˈɜːvd æz ɐ koʊvˈɜːt ˈaʊtlɛt fɔːɹ pəlˈɪɾɪkəl ˌædʒɪtˈeɪʃən ɐɡˈɛnst ðə swˈiːdɪʃnoːɹwˈiːdʒən jˈuːniən; ðeɪ ɪnstˈɛd tɹˈaɪd tə pɹəmˈoʊt jˈuːniən dˈeɪ ˌɔn fˈoːɹ noʊvˈɛmbɚɹ æz ɐn ɔːltˈɜːnətˌɪv fˈoʊkəs fɔːɹ pˌeɪtɹɪˈɑːɾɪk fˈiːlɪŋ.
Although the celebrations were outwardly loyalist - toasts were usually made to the royal family as well as to the constitution itself - the Swedish authorities were concerned that such events had a separatist subtext and served as a covert outlet for political agitation against the Swedish-Norwegian union; they instead tried to promote 'Union Day' on 4 November as an alternative focus for patriotic feeling.