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Barnaby Bear Goes to Estonia

Barnaby Bear Goes to Estonia. Here he is packing his case!. Barnaby Bear Tallinn Estonia. He looks at the atlas to find out where he is going. Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and Gulf of Finland, between Latvia and Russia . The capital city.

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Barnaby Bear Goes to Estonia

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  1. Barnaby Bear Goes to Estonia

  2. Here he is packing his case! Barnaby Bear Tallinn Estonia

  3. He looks at the atlas to find out where he is going. Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and Gulf of Finland, between Latvia and Russia

  4. The capital city The capital city is Tallinn. It is the largest city of Estonia. It covers an area of 159.2 km squared with a population of 407,951. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, 80 km south of Helsinki.

  5. Climate and Weather • As in other northern countries, seasons are varied in Estonia. The length of the longest day in summer is over 19 hours, while the shortest winter day lasts only six hours. It is not completely dark at night from the beginning of May until the end of July. • The temperature: From about –4…–5ºC in winter to 15…18ºC in the summer Although it doesn't always snow in winter, there tends to be about 10 cm of snow on the ground consistently from late December through to the beginning of March.

  6. Food from Estonia • Leib, or black bread. Estonians don’t joke about their leib. It’s so special, some Estonians refer to meat only as “something to go with the bread.” One Estonian version of bon appetit is jätku leiba—which literally means “may your bread last.” Kartulid, or potatoes, were introduced here in the 1700s. They’re now part and parcel of virtually all genuine Estonian meals.Kotlet, hamburger patty with onions. 

  7. Food from Estonia Verivorst/blood sausage. An acquired taste, to say the least.  Sült/jellied meat. As with Scottish haggis, it’s better if you don’t know what’s in it (One hint: pigs feet).

  8. Food from Estonia Kringel is a sweet German-style bread knotted and sprinkled with nuts and raisins. A standard at Estonian birthdays.  Other foods you’ll commonly find on an Estonian’s table: pancakes, beet salad, honey, herring, pickled pumpkin, and crayfish.

  9. Estonian Easter Traditions • The most popular Easter custom in Estonia was decorating and eating Easter eggs and giving these as gifts: this is the main symbol of Easter. These are given between relatives and godparents. • In the Orthodox regions of South Estonia it was also customary to roll the eggs. • An important part of the 20th century Easter tradition was self-made or printed Easter postcards sent to friends and family. In Estonia, the postcards usually depicted chickens with painted eggs, Easter bunnies with eggs, willow catkins, etc. • In western Estonia and on the islands was “mummers” in animal or bird costumes who visited people to wish good luck or health. • People also used to swing, sing, eat home-baked pastry and chat. • An Easter custom practised in northern and central Estonia was board-jumping by youngsters and children. • Maundy Thursday marked the symbolic beginning of outdoor work. • Good Friday was also good for love magic, to make someone love you or break up someone else’s relationship.

  10. Easter in Estonia Estonian Easter Eggs Estonian Easter Postcards

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