\u201cOur Parliament, the Riigikogu, is currently debating possible amendments to the list of days of national importance and flag days, but we already know that everyone has the opportunity and the right to decorate their home with the national flag every day if they so wish. Many citizens make use of that possibility. And they do so without any national campaign carried out by the Government. They do this simply because their heart tells them to do this. However, there are many places where homeowners and public authorities do not reach, and this is particularly true for our public spaces: town squares, avenues, and highways,\u201d the President of the Riigikogu said.<\/p>\n
Hussar pointed out that soon we would celebrate the Song and Dance Festival, where, in addition to our national costumes and cornflowers, our flags could also be prominently displayed. \u201cI know that Estonian people do not accept state-run patriotism and strained campaigns. This is why today I do not want to put pressure on the Government or the Riigikogu to promote our flag culture at state level in any way. On the contrary, my speech today is meant for all of us, to ourselves. So that we could think about it in our spare moments and perhaps come up with some beautiful results. Happy Flag Day, and may there be blue-black-whiteness in your hearts,\u201d Lauri Hussar wished.<\/p>\n
Bishop of the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church Ove Sander<\/strong> said a blessing at the flag raising ceremony. Chairman of the Estonian Flag Association J\u00fcri Trei<\/strong> delivered a speech.<\/p>\n Jan Eduard Piigli<\/strong> and Loore Aruste<\/strong> from Kadriorg German Gymnasium and Adrian Georg Zurbuchen<\/strong> and Reiu P\u00e4rnam\u00e4e<\/strong> from Tallinn French School assisted at the raising of the flag. The Riigikogu and the Estonian Flag Association gave ceremonial flags to both schools.<\/p>\n The flag guards of the Guard Battalion, the Estonian Defence League, Women\u2019s Home Defence, Young Eagles, Home Daughters, Scouts, Guides, as well as schools and academic and patriotic organisations attended the ceremony in the Governor\u2019s Garden today morning. The Military Orchestra played and the choirs of the Estonian Female Song Society, the Women\u2019s Home Defence and schools sang at the ceremony.<\/p>\n The National Flag Day is celebrated on the anniversary of the consecration of the blue-black-white flag of the Estonian Students\u2019 Society. The first blue, black and white flag was sewn in spring 1884. It was blessed and consecrated at Otep\u00e4\u00e4 parsonage in South Estonia on 4 June 1884. This year we celebrate the 141st anniversary of the consecration of the national flag of Estonia. <\/em><\/p>\n Photos of the flag raising ceremony<\/a> (Merje Meisalu \/ Chancellery of the Riigikogu; the gallery will be updated) President of the Riigikogu (Parliament of Estonia) Lauri Hussar said at the flag raising ceremony at Toompea on the 141st\u00a0anniversary of the blue, black and white flag of Estonia that we had many opportunities for displaying our national flag better and more beautifully than ever before.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":58,"featured_media":53449,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[50],"tags":[],"news_related_unit":[114],"news_expired_unit":[],"class_list":["post-53454","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pressiteated","news_related_unit-sundmused"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
\nSpeech by President of the Riigikogu Lauri Hussar on the 141st anniversary of the Estonian flag<\/a>
\nBlessing of Bishop of the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church Ove Sander on the 141st anniversary of the Estonian flag<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"