ESTONIA Eva. Laura, Mirjam, Hanna and Romet. New York.

ESTONIA

Eva. Laura, Mirjam, Hanna and Romet

New York

New York

Amsterdam

Tallinn

Tallinn

This is an Estonian girl

Comparison

ESTONIA ITALY the NETHER-LANDS

FRANCE

Population 1 340 000 60 200 000 16 560 000 65 000 000

Area 45 227 km2 300 000 km2 41 526 km2 67 843 km2

The Temperate Zone, 4 seasons

SPRING

SUMMER

AUTUMN

WINTER

Suur Munamägi

• Suur Munamägi – 318 m (the highest in the Baltic countries)

• Mont Blanc in France – 4800 m.

"In every port in the world, at least two Estonians can be

found."

-Hemingway

Islands

• There are 1521 islands.

Spring

MARCH, APRIL, MAY

Spring

•14th March – Native Language Day• 1st April – April Fool’s Day• 1st May – Walpurgis Night

Nature

• 52 % forests

• 22 % swamps

Summer

JUNE, JULY, AUGUST

Song Festival – Laulupidu

• The first song festival was held in Tartu in 1869.

• Üldlaulupidu • Koolinoorte laulupidu.

Dancing Festival

• The Dancing Festival is held at the same time as the song festivals.

• The most important dance is Tuljak.• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wNX23114cg• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ffFS3XM2oA (rehearsal)• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikPlipYVPd0&feature=related (päikeseratas)

The Baltic way

• 23rd August 1989.

• It was a human chain through the Baltic States (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania)

• Estonia was very patriotic at the time of awakening.

Autumn

SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER, NOVEMBER

Autumn • A schoolyear starts on 1st September

• Mardipäev, Kadripäev

• Father’s Day

• Leaves are colourful

• People go mushrooming.

1st September

The Forest in Autumn

Mushrooms

Winter

DECEMBER, JANUARY, FEBRUARY

Christmas market

• Last year the Christmas market in Tallinn was chosen as the best Christmas market in Europe.

• The tradition of a Christmas tree is the oldest in Europe, from 1441.

Otepää

• The winter capital of Estonia.

• The ski resort.

• The world championship event of cross-country skiing in held annually.

Winter

• Temperature

• Ice roads

• Underice fishing

• Ice bathing

Christmas season in Estonia 24.12-06.01

Traditional food on Christmas

• Black pudding• Sauerkraut• Lamb or pork• Baked potatoes• Jellied meat• Gingerbread• Beer

New Year’s Eve

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