Events

Throughout history, Midsummer’s Eve has been one of the most important and joyful holidays for Estonians. This is the time when the nature is at its most potent, and thousands of bonfires are lit all over the country to celebrate the onset of the summer and attract good luck. Midsummer bonfires have always been lit in Estonian villages regardless of the weather or political system.

What played an important role in addition to bread on our ancestors’ table was fish. This is why they treated the land which gave them daily bread as well as the sea, which could be dangerous and unpredictable but provided versatility, with equal reverence. The Day of Estonian Bread this year focuses, as usual, on the history of bread and also on the sea in the role of livelihood provider for Estonians.