Events

Today, it seems more and more necessary to be able to live like our ancestors did: in an environmentally friendly way focused on the family and the community, passing one’s knowledge to the next generation, following the natural rhythm of the day and seasons of the year. Do come to the museum where you will be able to learn and teach your to notice and care about nature, value old customs, do some simple types of farm work as well as share moments of leisure and enjoy life with your loved ones.

Farm folk would get up early, at dawn and with the rooster’s cry, on summer mornings to have a light breakfast and start working. All spring activities had to be completed by St. John’s Day (Midsummer) because hay-making had to be started after the greatest celebration of the summer. By July 25, St. Jacob’s Day, hay had to be in the loft, and rye harvesting would start.

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.

When all the field labour and cattle chores are done, it is time to celebrate. In the beginning of October we invite Seto and Peipus-Russian communities to take a breath and enjoy the fruits of their hard work. Authentic Estonian delicacies and finer handicrafts can be bought from the fair.