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Estonia leads the world in book ownership, on average Estonians own 218 books per house, and 35% own 350 books or more (as of 2018). [2]Though literature in the Estonian language could be said to have existed since the publication of the Wanradt–Koell Catechism in 1535, few notable works of non-ecclesiastical literature were written until the early 1800s, which saw the beginning of an ...
The first course in traditional Estonian cuisine is based on cold dishes — a selection of pickles, meats and sausages served with potato salad (kartulisalat) or rosolje, an Estonian signature dish almost identical to Swedish sillsallad, based on beetroot, potatoes and herring. [2] Small pirog pastries called pirukad (pirukas in the singular ...
Estonia, [b] officially the Republic of Estonia, [c] is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. [d] It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Lake Peipus and Russia.
The museum tracks the history, life and traditions of the Estonian people, presents the culture and history of other Finno-Ugric peoples, [3] and the minorities in Estonia. It has a comprehensive display of the 19th century folk costumes from all regions of Estonia.
Burial traditions show the clear beginning of social stratification. The Roman Iron Age in Estonia is roughly dated to between 50 and 450 AD, the era that was affected by the influence of the Roman Empire. In material culture this is reflected by few Roman coins, some jewellery and artefacts. The abundance of iron artifacts in Southern Estonia ...
Religion in Estonia. Estonia, historically a Lutheran Christian nation, [2][3][4] is today one of the least religious countries in the world in terms of declared attitudes, with only 14 percent of the population declaring religion to be an important part of their daily life. [5] This is thought to largely be a result of the Soviet occupation of ...
Pages in category "Culture of Estonia" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. * Culture of Estonia;
The Estonian Folklore Archives (EFA) is the central folklore archives in Estonia. The Archives functions currently as the subdivision of the Estonian Literary Museum [2] but it was established in 1927 as the division of the Estonian National Museum. [3] The current Head of the Archives is Dr. Risto Järv.