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We are looking forward to seeing you!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On 23 April 1919, the first representative body elected by the people \u2013 the Constituent Assembly \u2013 convened in Estonia. It made many decisions that laid the foundation for our state. We celebrate this day as the birthday of the Riigikogu. This year, the celebrations are dedicated to the Year of the Estonian Book, which marks the 500th&nbsp;anniversary of the publication of the first book in Estonian.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Programme<\/h3>\n<p>10.40&nbsp;a.m.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Musical greeting from the balcony by the Brass Quintet of Tallinn Police Orchestra and the Riigikogu Choir<\/p>\n<p>10.55&nbsp;a.m.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Greeting by President of the Riigikogu <strong>Lauri Hussar<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>11&nbsp;a.m.\u20134&nbsp;p.m.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Every full and half hour: guided tours of Toompea Castle and the Tall Hermann Tower<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>12&nbsp;noon and 2&nbsp;p.m. \u2013 tours in the Estonian Sign Language<\/li>\n<li>11&nbsp;a.m. and 1&nbsp;p.m. \u2013 tours in Ukrainian<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>11&nbsp;a.m.\u20134&nbsp;p.m.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Meetings with members of the Riigikogu in the offices of parliamentary groups<\/p>\n<p>11&nbsp;a.m.\u20134&nbsp;p.m. <strong>Special programme of the Year of the Estonian Book<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The National Library of Estonia helps you to find your way in information overload and recognise false information. Quiz about the Parliament<\/li>\n<li>Katarina Jee Mobile Library is at Toompea.<\/li>\n<li>Libraries of Tallinn: activity and language games<\/li>\n<li>Estonian Children\u2019s Literature Centre: floor, letter and word games; crafting. Let\u2019s read books!<\/li>\n<li>A book became a film. Animated Estonian literature classics from the collections of the Estonian Film Institute.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>11&nbsp;a.m.\u20134&nbsp;p.m.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; State Elder August Rei Foundation\u2019s photo wall and 20-minute crash courses on Estonian history<\/p>\n<p>12&nbsp;noon and 1&nbsp;p.m.&nbsp;&nbsp; <strong>Jaak Juske<\/strong>\u2019s history briefings<\/p>\n<p>12 noon\u20131 p.m.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Caf\u00e9 discussion \u201cReady for unexpected situations?\u201d, moderated by <strong>Urmas Vaino.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1&nbsp;p.m.\u20132&nbsp;p.m.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Quiz for teams from schools and the Riigikogu<\/p>\n<p>3&nbsp;p.m.\u20134&nbsp;p.m.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Musical greeting from the 28th&nbsp;Song and 21st&nbsp;Dance Celebration \u201cIseoma\u201d (\u201cKinship\u201d) by Kalamaja Mixed Choir, dance group <em>S\u00f5leke<\/em> from Tallinn Hobby Centre <em>Kullo<\/em>, and garmon players <em>Karmo\u0161ka\u00e4ssad<\/em><\/p>\n<p><u>Please note<\/u>: In order to ensure smooth entrance to the Tall Hermann Tower, visitors will be distributed free tickets showing their time of entry. As the number of tickets is limited, we recommend that you get your ticket first and then go on to see the Riigikogu buildings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On 26\u00a0April, the Riigikogu celebrates its 106th anniversary with the traditional Open House Day. Throughout the day, there will be guided tours of Toompea Castle, you can meet members of the Riigikogu and see the rooms of parliamentary groups, and visit the Tall Hermann Tower. 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