26. Jan 2021
Eesti kultuuri, vaimsuse ja rahvusliku kasvatuse edendamine
December 28, 2020 Estonian summer performance.
Greetings. Musicians, handicrafts, cooking. Several Estonian communities and their members operating in Australia and cultural hobbies are introduced.
The Estonian Honorary Consul in Sydney, Mr. Sulev Kalamäe and representatives of local societies.
New Year’s greeting.
With subtitles.
Virmalised – Sydney Estonian Folk Dancers are hosting a virtual suvesimman (summer village party)!
Our Estonian community groups have been working hard to create and film performances to share with everyone. You can watch the live stream on our YouTube channel at 2pm AEST on Monday 28th December.
Between 165,000 and 200,000 Estonians are estimated to live outside the country right now, making around 15-20 percent of the total number of Estonians. With many communities being found worldwide, both in English-speaking countries and beyond, ERR News, in conjunction with the Integration Foundation (Integratsiooni Sihtasutus), has launched a weekly Global Estonian Report, which gives a weekly window into Estonian communities and culture from around the globe.
Annual calendar of its member societies and events has been published by the Association of Estonian Cultural Societies for the third time.
‘Tartu Folk-off 2020’ is a virtual web show bringing to the audience a fierce folk battle. Facing off are groups that have previously participated in Tartu Youth Folklore Festival – groups from Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Finland.
During the Worldwide Estonian Language Week there will be a virtual language cooking school every day from Monday until Friday.
Gerda Märtens presented her book “The Northern Lights” in St Gallen, in Stadtbibliothek Katharinen (Children and Youth Library). It is the first book she has illustrated and written herself.
From 21-27 September 2020 the Worldwide Estonian Language Week will take place. This year we will focus on food and all the vocabulary connected with it.
