Today's weather was horrible - wet and windy and gray - but it didn't really bother the people of Estonia. As you've probably noticed, we are used to bad weather and darkness and hardship.
Everybody gathered on the town hall square of Tartu today to light the first candles and celebrate the fact that there is just one month till Christmas and also to the time when the days are becoming longer again.
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Tartu Town Hall Square
The statue of Kissing Students on the background |
I had to go to the Town Hall Square because my kid sings in a children's choir and all the choirs of different schools in Tartu gathered together to celebrate this event by singing several Christmas songs.
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| Pretending it doesn't RAIN! |
Ah, yes. And the things that appear to be like outside blinds of the windows of the Town Hall - they are like a Christmas Calendar - they are going to be "opened" each day to reveal a story by Christmas time.
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Mayor of Tartu
Town Hall |
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| The lights |
It was really heart-warming and nice to be there among all of these people, listen to the words of the mayor and think about the good things. And most of all - it was really great to see the Christmas lights in the town be lit all at the same time when the Mayor of Tartu had lit a candle.
Here you can see more pics of the same event.
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