estonia eva. laura, mirjam, hanna and romet. new york
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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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