Estonia News 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: Estonia’s Curious Culture & Traditions
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: 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: 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: 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: Thousands of voices unite in song at traditional choir festival celebrating Estonia's culture
TALLINN – The voices of tens of thousands of choir singers rang out in the rain in Estonia this weekend, and a huge crowd of spectators erupted in applause, unfazed by the gloomy weather. The Song ...
News Estonia » Culture: Ingrit Malleus: Estonia's music culture could be much more innovative
Estonia's classical music sector needs more transparent hiring practices, stronger safeguards against conflicts of interest and workplace misconduct and greater openness to new ideas if it is to ...