Estonian holidays, festivals, cultural events
was used openly as a national symbol. On the 24th of February, 1989, the blueblackwhite national flag of Estonia was flown
from the tower of Pikk Hermann.
23 June Victory Day Võidupüha or Victory Day is a public holiday in Estonia, which has been celebrated on 23 June every
year since 1934. The date recalls the victory in the 1919 Battle of Wenden (near Csis, Latvia) of the Estonian military forces
and their allies over German forces who sought to reassert BalticGerman control over the region. The battle was part of the
19181920 Estonian War of Independence, where the main adversary of the newly independent Estonia was the Communist
Russia. Today, Võidupüha also marks the contributions of all
Estonians
in their fight to regain and retain their independence.
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