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Estonian holidays, festivals, cultural events

Just as July becomes August, the seaside town of Haapsalu will host a grand spectacle of rural Estonian entertainment. The White Lady Days is a summer celebration filled with amusement for all the family. Held in and around the remains of the Teutonic-knights-era castles, the fair combines enchanting medieval legends with modern countryside charm to create a comprehensive experience of Estonia beyond the big cities. But the legend of the White Lady of Haapsalu, which is at the heart of the festival, is perhaps the most famous tall tale of the many that are so abundant in Estonia's folklore. It is the story of a poor girl who falls in love with the son of the village elder, and disguises herself as a choirboy in order to sneak into the castle. But, alas, the lord of the manor's son discovers the deception. He is overcome by jealous rage and orders his men to seal the girl inside the thick stone walls while still alive. Turned into an incarnation

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Japanese festivals

Japanese festivals Japanese festivals are traditional festive occasions. Some festivals have their roots in Chinese festivals but have undergone dramatic changes as they mixed with local customs. Some are so different that they do not even remotely resemble the original festival despite sharing the same name and date. There are also various local festivals (e.g. Tobata Gion) that are mostly unknown outside a given prefecture. It is commonly said that you will always find a festival somewhere in Japan. Matsuri is the Japanese word for a festival or holiday. In Japan, festivals are usually sponsored by a local shrine or temple, though they can be secular. There is no specific matsuri days for all of Japan; dates vary from area to area, and even

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ESTONIA

Hanseatic town centres in the world. (Tallinn, s.a) Otepää is the winter capital of Estonia, which gets flooded with people who enjoy skiing and other winter sports. The town itself is small, extremely cozy, and surrounded by stunning nature. Viljandi is a small town in the south of Estonia and home to 19 000 people. This town is for people who enjoy quiet walks through narrow alleys surrounded by old wooden houses. every year the traditional Viljandi Folk Music Festival is held there. Narva is the third- biggest city in Estonia, and is the city to visit for people who want to learn about the Soviet Union era. Most of the buildings in Narva were built during the Soviet regime. It is also the site of the Narva fortress. (Asmonaitis, 2017) By character Estonians are very quiet compared to other nationalities. Estonians don`t really talk unless they have something important to say. Due to this characteristic Estonians are great at hiding emotions

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Tallinn Old Town

been used a storehouse for gunpowder and weapons, and as a prison. Now it's home to the Estonian Maritime Museum, which provides a detailed look at the nation's seafaring past. Visitors should be sure to climb up to its rooftop viewing platform to get a lovely view of Old Town and the bay. http://www.tourism.tallinn.ee/eng/fpage/explore/attractions/old_town #!p_174824  Song Celebrations and Song Festival traditions Song Celebrations and Song Festival traditions are among the best known trademarks of Estonia. No wonder, as the scale of our Song festivals is unique in the world. Once every five years, the Estonian song festival grounds (Lauluväljak in Tallinn) are filled with folk costumes and smiling people. Imagine tens of thousands of singers forming one huge choir and hundreds of thousands of people sitting on the grass to hear traditional choir

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Topic - Sport

Topic ­ Sports Tallinn English College 8b form  2007 1. Introduction For some people sport plays a very important part in their lives. And to some, it is even a way of life. There are different kinds of sports. For instance, there are sports meant for playing indoors, some can be practised only at a certain time of year. There are winter and summer sports also. Skiing, figure-skating, sledding and snowboarding ­ these four most popular are practised during winter. Good examples of summer sports are: swimming, badminton, roller skating and golf. 2. The ancient Olympic Games The first recorded Olympic Games took place in 776. B.C. at Olympia but the city may have functioned as a meeting place for worship and other political practices many years earlier. The city is located in western Greece. The games were held every four years. It is also presumed that such competitions pleased the spirits of the dead and were organized as part of

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London

It was opened June 2000. It is 370m long and 4m wide. Blackfriars Bridge It is a bridge for road and traffic. It was dedicated to Queen Victoria. It was opened in 1769. Westminster Bridge It is a road and foot traffic bridge over the River Thames between Westminster. Near the River Thames there are many famous buildings like the Lambeth Palace. There is the Cleopatra's Needle which was brought to London in 1878. Also there are such well-known buildings as Hampton Court, Royal Festival Hall, Shakespeare's Globe threatre, Greenwich, St. Catherine's Docks. Museums The British Museum It was the first national public museum until 1753. It was founded by Sir Hans Sloane. The most famous rooms in the British Museum are King's Library which is the oldest room of the British Museum. The Great Exhibition in 1851 was held there. Then the Great Court which is the largest covered space in the British Museum. The rosetta stone is also there for people to see

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Viljandi

Supervisor: Margit Kirss Kildu 2008 Our 700 years old Viljandi Viljandi is a town (24,000 inhabitants) in Estonia, 160 km south of the capital Tallinn. The town is the administrative capital of the county with the same name as the town. In Viljandi there is theater Ugala, cinema Rubiin, museum, art gallery. Give a concert in Culture centre, Jaani- and Pauluse church, but in Cultureacatemy, too. Folk Summer in Viljandi culminates with the annual folk music festival. The Viljandi Folk Music Festival is a music festival in Estonia with a central focus on European folk music.In the year 2006, over 24,000 people attended the concerts, but many more just came to take part in the festivities. As such, it is the largest annual music festival in Estonia, and one of the largest folk music festivals in Europe. Lake Viljandi Viljandi is an ancient city situated on a hill by a beautiful lake.

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Old Tallinn

Imperial rule. Supposedly built on the grave of a legendary Estonian hero, Kalevipoeg, on the city's mighty Toompea Hill, the Orthodox cathedral was something of a Russian propaganda exercise at the time and still remains a subject of controversy amongst hardline patriots. Most locals though are content to admire the Alexander Nevsky as the fine piece of architecture. http://www.tallinn-life.com/culture/culture_details/103-Alexander_Nevsky_Cathedral The Song Festival Grounds The tradition of the song festival was born along with Estonian national awakening. The first national song festival was held in Tartu in the summer of 1869.One of the organisers of the first song festival was Johann Voldemar Jannsen. In the first three festivals only men's choirs and brass orchestras participated. 822 singers and 56 brass players participated in the first festival. Starting with the fourth festival, mixed choirs were also participating

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