Estonia information
Population: 1.33m
Capital: Tallinn
Calling Code: (372)
Time Zone: +2 UTC
Currency: Euro
Language: Estonian
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Temperature: -2.23°c
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List of National
Holidays in Estonia in 2019
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Estonia: New Year's Day is a public holiday in all countries that observe the Gregorian calendar, with the exception of Israel
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Estonia: Marks the declaration of independence from the Germans near the end of the first world war.
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Long Weekend!
Good Friday
Estonia: Good Friday occurs on the Friday before Easter. The day commemorates the Crucifixion of Jesus.
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Estonia: On Easter Sunday, Christians celebrate the resurrection of the Jesus Christ after his crucifixion
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Estonia: This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
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Estonia: Sunday, 50 days after Easter
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Estonia: Marks the key victory in the 1919 Battle of Võnnu (near Cesis, Latvia)
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Long Weekend!
St. John's Day
Estonia: The feast day of St John the Baptist marking Midsummer. John by tradition was born six months before Jesus.
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Estonia: In 1991 Estonia re-established independence after the end of the Soviet Union
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Estonia: day dedicated to the Estonian unique language and cultural identity
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Estonia: Christmas Eve marks the culmination of the Advent period before Christmas that started on the fourth Sunday before Christmas Eve.
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Estonia: Christmas celebrates the Nativity of Jesus which according to tradition took place on December 25th 1 BC
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Boxing Day
Estonia: The second day of Christmas is known as Boxing Day or St. Stephens Day. St Stephen was the first Christian martyr.
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Notes
- Holidays are observed on their calendar date. If the date of a holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday, then the holiday will not be moved to a weekday.
- Any employee who has to work on a public holiday is entitled to double pay according to Estonian employment law.