June 4 marks the anniversary of the consecration of the original blue, black and white flag which was later adopted as the Estonian flag. To mark the occasion, the public is invited to a flag-raising ceremony at the Governor's Garden at Toompea Castle early Saturday morning, as well as to visit and climb the iconic Pikk Hermann tower itself that day.
The blue, black and white flag was raised at Pikk Hermann tower on Toompea on Thursday morning at 7.32 a.m. marking the 104th year of Estonian independence.
Tuesday, November 30 has been declared a national flag day. The event, dubbed the Day of Perpetual Estonian Nationhood, is new in that it marks parity between the amount of time Estonia has been an independent country, and the amount of time it was under Soviet and Nazi occupation – a little over half a century each.
The Estonian flag had helped the people of Estonia to achieve everything they undertake with their hearts, Speaker of the Riigikogu Jüri Ratas (Center) said on Friday morning during a ceremony to celebrate the 137th anniversary of the national flag of Estonia.