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Seto Lelo Polyphonic singing, Estonian folk costumes, Russian arts & crafts, smoke saunas. In Estonia, Christine travels to the Setomaa region, visits an Seto Orthodox church, meets the indigenous ...
News Estonia » Culture: Ambassador: Culture brings people of Belarus and Estonia closer together
MINSK, 28 March (BelTA) – Culture plays an important role in bringing the people of Belarus and Estonia closer together, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Estonia to Belarus Merike ...
News Estonia » Culture: How women are reviving traditional Seto culture in Estonia
Eyes closed, the repetitive rhythm carries me. A gentle rise and fall, like a boat rocking on invisible waves. From the shadows of a wooden barn, an energetic female voice is echoed by a choir who ...
News Estonia » Culture: Estonia’s Innovation Culture: How Did It Happen? – Analysis
(FPRI) — When former Estonian Prime Minister Taavi Rõivas appeared on the The Daily Show with Trevor Noah in March 2016, the main topic of conversation was the country’s “e-Estonia” model. The model, ...
News Estonia » Culture: How Setomaa keeps its culture alive on Estonia's Russian border
As I step naked into the sauna, my skin immediately erupts with sweat. It’s well over 200 degrees Fahrenheit, and my throat burns with the intake of each breath. In the corner, hanging from a hook, is ...
News Estonia » Culture: This ethnic community in Estonia turns a village into a symbolic kingdom for a day
MIKITAMÄE, Estonia — As an accordion plays, 80-year-old Maime Kapten spins across the grass field, her embroidered skirt swirling and silver chains and coins around her neck jangling. Kapten is a ...
News Estonia » Culture: Scott Diel: Estonia avoiding tough decisions in culture at the expense of artists
Estonia's culture funding debate misses a fundamental issue. If the current system leaves orchestras, museums, magazines and artists perpetually underfunded, perhaps the problem is not simply a lack ...
News Estonia » Culture: Culture in Estonia: A singing revolution
On my last visit to Tallinn, while I was admiring the view from the terrace atop the city walls, a kindly middle-aged man approached. From a satchel on his shoulder, he pulled out a stack of music CDs ...
News Estonia » Culture: Estonia's Seto people bolster their centuries-old culture and language with a kingdom for a day
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. MIKITAMÄE, Estonia (AP) — As an accordion plays, 80-year-old Maime Kapten spins across the grass field, her embroidered skirt ...
News Estonia » Culture: The Eternal Flame: Cleveland’s Estonian Cultural Garden
Tubalkain frequently shares the full story of the epic poem as part of Estonian oral history, from children to adults, on One World Day each August. The secretary and treasurer of the Estonian ...
News Estonia » Culture: Estonia welcomes the Euro & 'Capital of Culture' status
January 1st 2011 sees the northern European country of Estonia become the latest country to adopt the Euro and enter its 12 months as one of two European Capitals of Culture in 2011, the largest ...
News Estonia » Culture: Growing Entrepreneurs And Entrepreneurship: Lessons From Estonia
Famous entrepreneurs, such as Elon Musk and Steve Jobs, are often portrayed as mythical creatures who have left the womb imbued with the talent, burning desire, and tolerance for risk-taking required ...