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Tradition and Youth in Estonia

Tradition and Youth in Estonia. Taavi Rõivas Kristi Jeenas Liisi Bucht. Population 1 439 197 (01.01.2000) Total area 45 227 km 2 Currency Estonian kroon (EEK) 1 DEM = 8 EEK 1 EUR = 15,6466 EEK Polity Parliamentary Republic

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Tradition and Youth in Estonia

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  1. Tradition and Youth in Estonia Taavi Rõivas Kristi Jeenas Liisi Bucht

  2. Population 1 439 197 (01.01.2000) Total area 45 227 km2 Currency Estonian kroon (EEK) 1 DEM = 8 EEK 1 EUR = 15,6466 EEK Polity Parliamentary Republic Head of state President - Lennart Meri Official language Estonian Ethnic minorities Russians 28% Ukrains 2,5% Belorussians 1,5 % Finns 0,9% General data

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  4. National singing and dancing festivals First held in 1869 Approx. 35 000 singers Approx. 10 000 dancers Folk music festivals in Viljandi Folk music festivals in Võru Beersummer Cultural events that represent more or less traditions:

  5. Independence Day (24.02) Estonia´s firstgained independence (1918) is celebrated all over the country People go to parades and churces Shrove Tuesday (varies) People eat pea soup and pig´s legs If possible, people compete in sledging The night of volber (30.04) Celebration of winter turning to summer People get very drunk National holidays celebrated by most young people:

  6. St John´s Day (24.06) Celebration of the year´s longest day Fires are lit all over the country, people party till dawn St. Cathrine´s Day (25.11) Young people (mostly kids) run from house to house to perform acts (songs and dances) in order to get candies and stuff Kids are dressed up (as women, mostly in white) Christmas Eve (24.12) International holiday with some additional (local) traditions Very special food: sauerkraut, special kind of sausage (made of blood etc) National holidays celebrated by most young people:

  7. The United States of Europe – what are the chances of Estonia´s traditions to survive? Young people are more into changes and new possibilities Computerizing world No one imagines MS Windows in Estonian – kids speak “copy and paste language” in everyday life Tradition and Youth – threats and possibilities:

  8. This presentation is also available for downloading via Internet: www.local.ee/tr/iynf.html Thank you for your attention!

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