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Raudkats was the first to publish a collection of Estonian dance descriptions. [2] In general, there were no books available at that time on folk dances, games, or traditional activities. Her first book, Mängud I ( Games I ) published in 1924, was followed in 1926 by Eesti rahvatantsud ( Estonian Folk Dances ), which described 26 traditional ...
The Estonian Dance Festival is a national dance and gymnastics celebration currently held every five years at the Kalevi Keskstaadion in Tallinn, Estonia. [1] The festival is maintained and developed by the Estonian Song and Dance Celebration Foundation. The Dance Festival is usually held on the same weekend as the Estonian Song Festival.
The festive procession of the IX Estonian Song Festival, 1928 XIX Song Festival in Soviet-occupied Tallinn, 1980 XXVI Song Festival in 2014 XXVII Song Festival in 2019. The Estonian Song Festival (Estonian: Eesti Üldlaulupidu, or simply laulupidu) held since 1869, is one of the largest choral events in the world, a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity. [1]
The tradition spread to Würzburg, Germany in 1845, and from there it reached the Baltic States via the Baltic Germans and their choral societies. [2] It was first held in 1869 in Estonia (Estonian Song Festival), and in 1873 in Latvia (Latvian Song and Dance Festival). Lastly, tradition came to the Lithuania (Lithuanian Song Festival) in 1924. [2]
.[2] During all the Song Festivals from 1947 to 1985, the Soviet occupation authorities forced Soviet and communist songs into the repertoire. For example, it was mandatory in all events to perform the state anthems of USSR and Estonian SSR, The Internationale, along with songs mandatorily glorifying the Soviet Communist Party and its leaders Lenin and StalinBecause of the inclusion of ...
Estonia is a developed country with a high-income advanced economy and a member of the Eurozone. It is a democratic unitary parliamentary republic, administratively subdivided into 15 maakond. With a population of 1.37 million, it is one of the least populous members of the European Union and NATO.
As of 2015, Estonia spends around 1.5% of its GDP on Research and Development, compared to an EU average of around 2.0%. [426] ESTCube-1 was the first Estonian satellite. Estonia has established a strong information technology sector, a development partly attributed to the Tiigrihüpe project initiated in the mid-1990s.
The kannel is a native instrument that is probably even more popular among the Estonian diaspora in North America than in its homeland, where well-known kannel musicians include Igor Tõnurist and Tuule Kann. A notable example of an Estonian folk song is called "The herring lived on dry land", or simply "The herring song". According to its ...