{"id":41164,"date":"2021-01-21T15:21:38","date_gmt":"2021-01-21T13:21:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fennougria.ee\/event\/abja-paluojas-algab-soome-ugri-kultuuripealinna-aasta\/"},"modified":"2021-07-20T13:07:58","modified_gmt":"2021-07-20T10:07:58","slug":"abja-paluojas-algab-soome-ugri-kultuuripealinna-aasta","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/fennougria.ee\/en\/event\/abja-paluojas-algab-soome-ugri-kultuuripealinna-aasta\/","title":{"rendered":"The Finno-Ugric Capital of Culture 2021 Abja-Paluoja"},"content":{"rendered":"

Korraldajad<\/strong>: Soome-ugri kultuuripealinn 2021<\/a>, Mulgi Kultuuri Instituut<\/a> ja Finno-Ugric Capitals of Culture<\/a><\/p>

Abja-Paluoja is the capital of Estonia\u2019s historic Mulgimaa region whose residents, known as Mulks, have their own distinctive Mulgi dialect and culture. The first Estonian-owned farms were developed here from the early 19th century and, as a result, it was once one of the wealthiest parts of Estonia. The Mulk men are iconically depicted wearing long black robes.<\/p>

During the ceremony, a symbolic wooden bird, known as the Tsirk, was handed over to the town. It was then paraded through the streets and placed in the window of a local bookshop. Each of its feathers represent a Finno-Ugric nation and its wings are spread as if bout to take flight in order to represent the hope for their future.<\/p>

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