Photos Arne Ader

Fireworks

Who in our nature will be introduced to our readers in 2017:

Animal of the Year – Roe deer.

Roe buck

Bird of the Year  – Common or European turtle dove.

Video recorded by Fleur, LK forum
Translation Liis

Grey seal         Hallhüljes       Halichoerus grypus

 

Ringed seal    Viigerhüljes or viiger       Pusa hispida

 

Text www.maavald.ee

Photo Arne Ader

Translation Liis

Threshing barn furnace. Smith Mart Salumaa

Many linguists are of the opinion that the Estonian word jõul (roughly Yule) is borrowed from the ancient Scandinavian language around a thousand years ago. But there are those who think that we have to do with our own indigenous word.

From time to time. Christmas starts at the winter solstice  and ends a few days after the new year. “Ajastaeg” is an old Estonian concept meaning year round. It expresses recognition of the world and awareness of the cycle of time and life and more broadly the oneness of world and being.