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The famous song of Estonia, celebrated in 2019 for its 150th anniversary, takes place July 6-7 in the country's capital, Tallinn; Estonian World introduces you to the most moving moments of the parade and choral performances.
The Estonian Song Celebration is a unique event, which brings together an immense choir every five years that can host up to 30,000 people over a weekend in July. Approximately 100,000 spectators attend the concerts and sing the most popular songs.
The celebration was started in 1869 by the newspaper publisher Johann Voldemar Jannsen, as part of the Estonian national revival movement. The first singing event took place in Tartu, with 878 singers and brbad musicians. All songs were in Estonian and Estonians – mostly peasants and farmers of the time – discovered the value of their own language and cultural heritage through singing.
Since then, singing celebrations have become the main anchor of Estonian identity. In the 19th century, choirs and songs were at the heart of the national awakening of Estonian peasants and helped establish an identity that indirectly led to the country's independence in 1918.
After the Second World War, during the Soviet occupation of Estonia, the chanting celebrations again helped to keep the national identity alive. During the summer of 1988, several hundred thousand people gathered at the site of the Tallinn Song Festival and sang for freedom for several days and nights. Nicknamed "The Singing Revolution", it indirectly led to the independence of Estonia in 1991.
The 27th celebration of the song
The 27th celebration of the song is entitled "My Homeland is My Love" and is taking place as always at the Tallinn Song Festival grounds from July 6th to 7th. 1,020 choirs, including more than 35,000 singers, participate in the celebration. The youngest participant is Emma Kannik (5) from Musamari Koorikool (Tallinn) and the oldest is Aino (90) from the New York Estonian Choir.
The smallest choir of 12 singers is the choir of Kauksi Primary School and the largest is the Estonian European Choir, with 123 singers. The latter is not the only expat choir: 25 Estonian choirs from abroad and 17 foreign choirs perform at the celebration.
The moving celebration began on July 6 with a traditional parade in which artists traveled five kilometers from Tallinn's city center to the site of the song festival, where 82,000 people saw them perform old and new songs. choral clbadical pieces.
This story will be updated on July 7th. Read also: Gallery: The Estonian flame of celebration of the song and dance lit in Tartu and President Kaljulaid: The song frees the Estonians and stages the celebration of the Estonian song and Meet Estonian expatriates and foreign choirs during the celebration of the song.
Cover photo of Sven Zacek. Pictures of Sven Zacek, Merili Reinpalu, Rene Mitt, Rein Leib and Ilmars Znotins, courtesy of the celebration of the song.
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