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Independence Day, formally the Anniversary of the Republic of Estonia (Estonian: Eesti Vabariigi aastapäev), is a national holiday in Estonia commemorating the Estonian Declaration of Independence which was published in the capital city Tallinn (Reval) on 24 February 1918, establishing the Republic of Estonia.
The Estonian Declaration of Independence formally proclaimed Estonia as a sovereign democratic republic, delineated within its historical and ethnographic boundaries. Rooted in historical, cultural, and ethnic claims, the manifesto was both a political statement and a symbolic act of national self-determination .
Estonian Restoration of Independence, legally defined as the Restoration of the Republic of Estonia, was proclaimed on 20 August 1991.On that day at 23:02 [1] local time, the Supreme Council of the Republic of Estonia, in agreement with the Estonian Committee (the executive organ of the Congress of Estonia), declared the illegal Soviet occupation and annexation of the country terminated, and ...
Estonian Name Remarks 1 January New Year's Day: uusaasta: 24 February Independence Day: iseseisvuspäev: National Day – celebrates the declaration of independence in 1918. Moveable Friday: Good Friday: suur reede: Moveable Sunday: Easter Sunday: ülestõusmispühade 1. püha: Commonly known as lihavõtted or munadepühad. 1 May Spring Day ...
"On 24 February, Independence Day is celebrated in the Republic of Estonia. This is the day that the Independence Manifesto was declared in Tallinn 90 years ago. On 23 February, this took place in Pärnu, which is why this time, the national celebration of Independence Day takes place on two days and in two towns". [4]
Watch live as Ursula Von der Leyen and Jens Stoltenberg mark the anniversaries of the Ukraine war and Estonian independence. The President of the European Commission and the NATO Secretary General ...
The 100th Anniversary of the Estonian Republic (or more commonly used Estonia 100) is an official government program for the celebration of the Republic of Estonia's 100th anniversary. The official anniversary was marked on 24 February 2018, while related celebrations and events took place from April 2017 to February 2020.
Fragments of the Wanradt–Koell Catechism (1535), the first book printed in Estonian. The history of Estonia forms a part of the history of Europe.Human settlement in what is now Estonia became possible 13,000,000–11,000,000 years ago, after the ice from the last glacial era had melted, and signs of the first permanent population in the region date from around 9000 BC.