Estonian holidays in January

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By Sven Pärkson, Tartu Forselius Gymnasium
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Epihany is called in Estonian
kolmekuningapäev
It is celebrated on 6-th January
It is celebrated because the legend tells that
three smarth men found the star of Jesus.
Estonians celebrated this with threw their
Christmas trees out in town they collect them
and brought them do forests
Nowadays we do the same
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It is called in Estonia tõnisepäev
It is chelebrate on 17-th of January
It is day when Christmas is devides do halves
They wished good luck for pigs
It is not celebrated well at nowadays