The Riigikogu invites to National Flag Day ceremony and the Tall Hermann Tower

Sunday, 4 June is the 139th anniversary of the national flag of Estonia. The Board of the Riigikogu (Parliament of Estonia) and the Estonian Flag Association invite everyone to the flag raising ceremony in the Governor’s Garden at Toompea at 7 a.m. From 11 a.m. until 5 p.m., it will be possible to visit the Tall Hermann Tower.

The flag will be raised while of the national anthem of Estonia is played. The representatives of Tallinn English College and Jakob Hurt Society for Popular Education in Põlvamaa will assist at the raising of the flag.

President of the Riigikogu Lauri Hussar and Chairman of the Estonian Flag Association Jüri Trei will make speeches at the ceremony. Archbishop of the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church Urmas Viilma will say the words of blessing.

The flag guards of the Guard Battalion, Defence League, Women’s Home Defence, Young Eagles, Home Daughters, Scouts, Guides, schools, and academic and patriotic organisations will attend the ceremony in the Governor’s Garden.

The Estonian Military Orchestra and the choirs of the Estonian Female Song Society will perform at the ceremony. The choirs will sing “Hoia, Jumal, Eestit” (”God Save Estonia”, lyrics by Aleksander Leopold Raudkepp) and “Eesti lipp” (“Flag of Estonia”, lyrics by Martin Lipp).

Tall Hermann Tower is open to visitors from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. In order to ensure smooth entrance, visitors will be distributed free tickets showing the time of entry to the tower. The tours start every full and half hour. The tower is narrow, therefore group sizes are limited.

The National Flag Day is celebrated on the anniversary of the consecration of the blue-black-white flag of the Estonian Students’ Society. The first flag was made in spring 1884 and was blessed and consecrated at Otepää parsonage on 4 June. This year we celebrate the 139th anniversary of the consecration of the national flag of Estonia.

Programme of the flag raising ceremony.

Riigikogu Press Service
Eleen Lindmaa
+372 631 6456, +372 5551 4433
eleen.lindmaa@riigikogu.ee
Questions press@riigikogu.ee

Link uudisele: The Riigikogu invites to National Flag Day ceremony and the Tall Hermann Tower

Source: Parliament of Estonia