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President of the Riigikogu (Parliament of Estonia) Lauri Hussar<\/strong> will deliver a speech at the ceremony. Archbishop of the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church Urmas Viilma<\/strong> will say a blessing. Markus Andreas Auling<\/strong>, Student of the Drama School of the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre, will read out the Estonian Declaration of Independence.<\/p>\n

President of the Republic of Estonia Alar Karis<\/strong>, President Kersti Kaljulaid<\/strong>, President Toomas Hendrik Ilves<\/strong>, President Arnold R\u00fc\u00fctel<\/strong>, members of the Riigikogu and the Government, representatives of constitutional institutions and the diplomatic corps, the Estonian Flag Association and the leadership of the Defence Forces and the Defence League have been invited to the ceremony.<\/p>\n

The flag guards of academic associations, patriotic organisations and schools will attend the ceremony in the Governor\u2019s Garden.<\/p>\n

The choirs of the Estonian Male Choir Association, and Tallinn Police Orchestra will perform \u201cEesti lipp\u201d (\u201cFlag of Estonia\u201d, music by Enn V\u00f5rk, words by Martin Lipp), \u201cHoia, Jumal, Eestit\u201d (\u201cGod Save Estonia\u201d, music by Juhan Aavik, words by Aleksander Leopold Raudkepp), \u201cJ\u00e4\u00e4 vabaks, Eesti meri\u201d (\u201cStay Free, Estonian Sea!\u201d, by Viktor Konstantin Oxford), and \u201cKodumaa\u201d (\u201cHomeland\u201d, music by Raimond Kull, words by Mihkel Veske).<\/p>\n

The ceremony will end at around 8:06 a.m.<\/p>\n

ETV, ETV2 with sign language translation and ETV+ will make a live broadcast of the ceremony.<\/p>\n

Programme of the flag raising ceremony<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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