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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