SONG FESTIVAL GROUNDS

HISTORY

• Was built in 1959
• Song Festival
• 15,000 singers
• Singing Revolution in 1988
• Used for hosting international acts

SONG FESTIVAL

• The 1st festival in Tartu in 1869
• Estonian national awakening
• Johann Voldemar Jannsen
• Moved to Tallinn in 1896
• Nowadays 30,000 singers

FACTS

• 26th song festival
• 19th dance celebration
• Parade before the festival
• Over every 5 years
• Youth song festival

Sources:

http://2014.laulupidu.ee
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tallinn_Song_Festival_Grounds#Lauluv.C3.A4ljak...

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