the importance of our folk culture?
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The task of the state is to ensure that our intangible cultural heritage is valued, preserved and developed, and to maintain the long tradition of song and dance festivals. ... Popularity of folk culture guarantees the survival of ancient customs also in modern times
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follow me plsThe task of the state is to ensure that our intangible cultural heritage is valued, preserved and developed, and to maintain the long tradition of song and dance festivals.
There are a lot of people in our society, who are actively involved in folk culture, and their number is growing despite the fact that the population is in decline. Popularity of folk culture guarantees the survival of ancient customs also in modern times. Thanks to those people who take care of our heritage, the traditions of playing the zither, singing in a choir and wearing folk costumes is still going strong. These abovementioned activities are, however, only a small part of our rich folk culture.
Experts on folk culture are schooled at Tallinn University, the University of Tartu, Viljandi Culture Academy of the University of Tartu, and the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre. A professional qualification system has been established in several sub-areas.
Kihnu nukud (Foto: Eino Pedanik)Kihnu nukud (Foto: Eino Pedanik)
Statistics
According to the database of the Folk Culture Centre, the total number of amateurs participating in permanent groups was 87,476 at the end of 2013.
These amateurs are members of 2,772 institutions and organisations and they have 4,763 teachers.
In 2013 there were 453 community centres in Estonia.
Song and dance festival tradition
The first Estonian national song festival took place in 1869 in Tartu. The participants at that first festival included 46 male choirs and 5 brass bands with a total of 878 singers and musicians. The history of general dance festivals goes back to 1934, when the dance and gymnastics festival of the First Estonian Games with 1,500 folk dancers took place.
The tradition of song and dance festivalsis a constantly evolving but essential part of Estonian folk culture. The tradition of Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian song and dance festivals has been entered into the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Song and dance festivals are organised by the foundation Eesti Laulu- ja Tantsupeo SA, which was founded by the Ministry of Culture.
Before each festival, the number of aspiring participants reaches new records. Applications come from all over the world. Together with foreign groups, nearly 61,000 participants have been registered for the festival in 2014. The general song and dance festival and the youth song and dance festival take place in turns, both once in every five years.
Song festivals have been held for decades on Tallinn Song Festival Grounds, an area established specifically for this purpose. Dance festivals have not had a fixed location so far. Mostly they have been held on Kalev Stadium. Hopefully, by the time we celebrate the 150th anniversary of the first song festival in 2019, the dancers will have their own dance ground to enjoy.
In 2013 a study was conducted on song and dance festivals and it turned out that 49 per cent of the Estonian population has performed at either of the festivals at least once in their life. 91 per cent have been indirectly linked to the festivals – either as spectators or as part of the TV audience. Song and dance festivals are one of the most important manifestations of the Estonian identity. The study indicated the importance of Estonian choir singing and folk dance traditions for our national value orientation and preservation of our identity. At the same time, the results show that we might be in danger of considering the continuation of this tradition as self-evident.
Meeste tantsupidu Rakveres 2010 (Foto: Eino Pedanik)Meeste tantsupidu Rakveres 2010 (Foto: Eino Pedanik)
Intangible cultural heritage
Rahvariided ja -jalanõud (Foto: Eino Pedanik)
Intangible cultural heritage is the living heritage of our forebears, which is kept alive by communities and individuals through their skills, traditions, customs and habits, and which is passed on to succeeding generations. The term of intangible cultural heritage (vaimne kultuuripärand) is rather new in the Estonian language, it was coined in 2003 in relation to the adoption of the UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2003.
Estonia joined the UNESCO convention in 2006. Pursuant to the convention, each state has to create a list of intangible cultural heritage and adopt respective acts in order to protect that heritage if necessary. The registry of Estonian intangible cultural heritage is main
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