Beautiful Estonian Country Grave

A recent grave in Penuja for Linda Tõnts. The tradition is to build a mound of sand over the grave and cover it with spruce branches and other flowers. After a while the flowers and branches are removed and the sand is spread over the ground. This is one of many different burial traditions that can be found around the country.

Thongs in the Snow...or Lumi (snow), liquor (vodka) and love (???) in a cold climate.

December 31st 2006
Häid Pühi (Happy Holidays) from Tartu, Estonia!!! Well it certainly has been a while since I’ve been in touch with most of you, and as you can see I'm still in in the Baltics in the beautiful little country of Estonia. I’ve been here since the start of September so I’ve had a real opportunity to get to know what life is like here. Now that I think back on the last four months I really ha ... read more

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After centuries of Danish, Swedish, German, and Russian rule, Estonia attained independence in 1918. Forcibly incorporated into the USSR in 1940, it regained its freedom in 1991, with the collapse of the Soviet Union. Since the last Russian troops le... ... read more

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