Tag: Estonian culture
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Venturing into Vastlapäev: 3 Things I love about this Estonian Celebration – Jumana (Egypt)
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One thing they don’t tell you about acclimating into a new environment is how you start celebrating your…
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From Masks to Makeup: Kadripäev Mumming to Contemporary Drag – Lachlan (Australia)
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Two Sundays ago, on the 9th November, my household was greeted by fourteen masked sandid (mummers). They arrived…
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An American Estonian Moves to Estonia: Three Culture Shocks I wasn’t Expecting – Helena(USA)
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One of my earliest memories is of an itchy wool skirt, striped green and red. I’m in my…
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Our First Sauna Experience in Estonia: From Nervous to Refreshed – Syed & Sulaiman (Pakistan)
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When we first came to Estonia, we knew we would be exposed to many new experiences: culture, traditions,…
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So You Think You Know Laulupidu & Tantsupidu — Lachlan (Australia)
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Okay, so it’s been a hot minute. The year is wrapping up and wow, I can’t believe two…
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Folkloristics Beyond The Classroom – Elsa (USA) and Lachlan (Australia)
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Curious about what your resident folklorists get up to besides parsing the relationship between vernacular and institutional authority,…
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New Year, New You, New Traditions: Bringing the Old Back with Näärid (New Year’s) – Lachlan
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As the New Year unfolds and the start of the Year of the Snake approaches, this time can…
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The Good, the So-Bad-It’s-Good and the Cringe: A Brief Intro to Estonian Karaoke Songs – Lachlan (Australia)
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There is a commonly held legend surrounding Estonia and its Baltic neighbours regarding the role of singing in…
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