Tomorrow, June 4th, Estonians around the world will celebrate the 140th birthday of the Estonian flag. The Committee of the Year of Cultural Wealth invites everyone to get involved in the celebrations by wearing blue, black and white and displaying the national flag with pride. Share your photographs online via Facebook with hashtag #meielipp and #kultuuririkkus. More information can be found here.
Ilus Eesti, beautiful Estonia. My family's homeland. Estonia's countryside and people have an endearing gentleness about them which you fall in love with slowly and imperceptibly. I have nothing but respect and admiration for Estonians' courage and determination to survive despite centuries of repression, tyranny and foreign occupation. This blog aims to promote Estonian news, history and culture and seeks to enlighten readers about everything this unique country has to offer.