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.
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.