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Estonian Holidays

Estonian Holidays

Various public & national holidays observed in Estonia


sitesworld.comDateEnglish NameEstonian NameRemarks
January 1New Year's Day uusaasta
February 24Independence Day iseseisvuspäev National Day – celebrates the declaration of independence in 1918.
Moveable Friday Good Friday suur reede
Moveable Sunday Easter Sunday ülestõusmispühade 1. püha Commonly known as lihavõtted .
May 1Spring Day (May Day) kevadpüha
Moveable Whitsunday (Pentecost) nelipühade 1. püha
June 23Victory Day võidupüha Celebrates the victory in the Battle of Võnnu during the Estonian War of Independence.
June 24St. John's Day or Midsummer Day jaanipäev Jaaniõhtu is celebrated in the night before Midsummer Day.
August 20Day of Restoration of Independence taasiseseisvumispäev Celebrates Estonia's restoration of independence in 1991.
December 24Christmas Eve jõululaupäev
December 25Christmas Day esimene jõulupüha
December 26Boxing Day teine jõulupüha sitesworld.com
sitesworld.comDateEnglish NameEstonian NameRemarks
January 6The Epiphany kolmekuningapäev
February 2Anniversary of the Tartu Peace Treaty Tartu rahulepingu aastapäev Treaty that ended the Estonian War of Independence
March 14Native Language Day emakeelepäev Kristjan Jaak Peterson's birthday.
Moveable Sunday Mothers' Day emadepäev Held on the second Sunday of May.
June 4National Flag Day Eesti lipu päev Date when the Flag of Estonia was first consecrated in 1884.
June 14Day of Mourning and Commemoration leinapäev Commemorating the victims of Soviet deportations in 1941 and 1949.
August 23European Day of Remembrance for Victims of Stalinism and Nazism kommunismi ja natsismi ohvrite mälestuspäev Day when the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact was signed in 1939.
Moveable Sunday Grandparents Day vanavanemate päev Held on the second Sunday of September.
September 22Resistance Fighting Day vastupanuvõitluse päev Otto Tief's attempt to restore the Estonian independence in 1944
November 2All Souls' Day hingedepäev
Moveable Sunday Fathers' Day isadepäev Held on the second Sunday of November.
November 16Day of Declaration of Sovereignty taassünni päev Estonian Declaration of Sovereignty, which was issued in 1988.sitesworld.com