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JANUARY <\/strong><\/p>

1 Jan-28 Feb<\/em> Fenno-Ugria travelling exhibition ‘Waterfowl People’, Narva Estonian Gymnasium <\/p>

18 Jan<\/em> Culture Day at the House of Ingria. We will learn about the Votic and Izhorian folk festival Veerisse and perform rituals to expel the cold spirit.<\/p>

FEBRUARY<\/strong><\/p>

1 Feb-31 Mar<\/em> Fenno-Ugria travelling exhibition ‘One hundred years of the Ingrian Finns’ at Narva Central Library. The exhibition will be opened by linguist and Professor Emeritus of the University of Tartu T\u00f5nu Seilenthal on 10 February at 11.25. <\/p>

8 Feb<\/em> Lecture on the mythology of Finno-Ugric peoples at Narva Central Library. Cultural evening at the House of Ingria: Narva – the capital of the Finno-Ugric world 2025 programme of events and history of the project.<\/p>

13 Feb<\/em> Popular science seminar ‘Narva is the capital of Ingria’ at Narva College, University of Tartu.<\/p>

MARCH<\/strong><\/p>

1 Mar<\/em> Opening event of the Finno-Ugric Capital of Culture 2025<\/a><\/p>

1 Mar<\/em> ‘Scripture in the languages of Finno-Ugric peoples’ at Narva Central Library. The exhibition will be opened on 17 February at 16.00 by Taisto-Kalevi Raudalainen, researcher of Finno-Ugric peoples and chairman of the board of the Estonian Academic Ingria Society, and Madis Tuuder, a Narva resident who has been on many Finno-Ugric expeditions. Musical interludes will be performed by Ekaterina Kuznetsova, the manager of the House of Ingria. <\/p>

2 Mar<\/em> Solemn concert-worship service in the Alexander Church in Narva<\/p>

2 Mar<\/em> Votic folk festival Cihlagoo and Izhorian Liugup\u00e4ev\u00e4 at the House of Ingria<\/p>

10 Mar-30 Apr<\/em> Exhibition ‘Written epics of Finno-Ugric peoples’ in Kohtla-J\u00e4rve school. The exhibition will be opened on 11 March at 11.35-12.20 by Madis Arukask, folklorist, Associate Professor of Estonian and Comparative Folklore at the University of Tartu.<\/p>

15 Mar<\/em> Votic Culture Day at the House of Ingria<\/p>

19 Mar<\/em> Fenno-Ugria Kindred Club at Narva Town Hall at 17, historian Vallo Reimaa will talk about the Votes of Ida-Viru County.<\/p>

22-23 Mar<\/em> Festival of ethnofuturism ‘Milky Way’. Children’s drawing competition, exhibition, master classes and lectures. <\/p>

29 Mar<\/em> Izhorian Culture Day at the House of Ingria<\/p>

APRIL<\/strong><\/p>

4 Apr<\/em> Culture Day at the House of Ingria, Finno-Ugric language caf\u00e9.<\/p>

5 Apr<\/em> Art exhibition in the framework of the Finno-Ugric World Capital of Culture Year and ethnofuturistic festival ‘Milky Way’ in J\u00f5hvi Concert Hall.<\/p>

6 Apr<\/em> Udmurt Culture Day at the House of Ingria<\/p>

11-12 Apr<\/em> Mikael Agricola or Finnish Language Day Conference at the Narva College of the University of Tartu<\/p>

19 Apr<\/em> Day of Ingrian and Finno-Ugric handicraft events at the House of Ingria<\/p>

23 Apr<\/em> St. George’s Day, Estonian national day<\/p>

26 Apr<\/em> Sports Day on the occasion of the Day of the Mari Hero in Narva<\/p>

MAY<\/strong><\/p>

10 May<\/em> Culture Day at the House of Ingria. Finno-Ugric music and dance training. <\/p>

17 May<\/em> Museum Night at Narva-J\u00f5esuu Local Museum. Ingrian music and dance training.<\/p>

30 May<\/em> Culture night at the House of Ingria<\/p>

31 May<\/em> Uralic communal prayer dedicated to the Votic holiday ‘Birth of the Earth’ in Laagna Forest. Cultural festival ‘Birth of the Earth’ and Udmurt meeting ‘Kuarsur’ in Narva. Food and music of Finno-Ugric peoples.<\/p>

JUNE<\/strong><\/p>

7 June<\/em> Cultural evening at the House of Ingria. We will learn about the Votic and Izhorian folk festivals Troittsa and Jaanu. <\/p>

13 June<\/em> Opening of the Finno-Ugric sculpture ‘Lighthouse’ in the courtyard of Narva Fortress, language speaker, ‘open steps’.<\/p>

21 June<\/em> Day of Ingrian and Finno-Ugric handicraft events: handicraft workshops and cultural evening at the House of Ingria. <\/p>

23 June<\/em> Midsummer’s Day in Sillam\u00e4e Cultural Centre. Midsummer Eve in Narva-J\u00f5esuu. Midsummer’s Eve bonfire in J\u00f5hvi City Park.<\/p>

24 June<\/em> Estonian national holiday Jaanip\u00e4ev and Ingrian national holiday Juhannus in Narva. <\/p>

28 June<\/em> Narva City Days and Viru-Ingrian Song Festival in Narva-J\u00f5esuu<\/p>

28-30 June<\/em> ESTO 2025 in Narva<\/p>

28-29 June<\/em> Artists’ Day in Narva<\/p>

JULY<\/strong><\/p>

5 Jul<\/em> Cultural evening at the House of Ingria We will learn about the Votic and Izhorian national holidays ‘Ogru p\u00e4iv\u00e4’ and ‘Kupol\u00b4o’. <\/p>

6-11 Jul<\/em> Plant Week. Masterclasses on gathering medicinal herbs and making traditional Votic rosebay willowherb tea “Irviein\u00e4”.<\/p>

12 Jul<\/em> – Traditional Votic feast P\u00e4dra in Iisaku Parish Museum. Workshops on food and music of Finno-Ugric peoples.<\/p>

13 Jul<\/em> Traditional Votic feast P\u00e4dra and Narova River Festival in Narva. Food and music workshops of Finno-Ugric peoples.<\/p>

26 Jul<\/em> Day of Ingrian and Finno-Ugric handicraft events: handicraft workshops and cultural evening at the House of Ingria.<\/p>

AUGUST<\/strong><\/p>

2 Aug<\/em> Cultural evening at the House of Ingria<\/p>

24-25 Aug<\/em> ‘International Forum’, theme ‘Finno-Ugric movement: a look to the future’ in Narva<\/p>

30 Aug<\/em> Night of the ancient fires in Narva-J\u00f5esuu and Toila<\/p>

SEPTEMBER<\/strong><\/p>

1 Sep-31 Oct<\/em> Travelling exhibition ‘Natural sacred sites of the Uralic peoples’ in J\u00f5hvi Central Library. The exhibition will be opened on 4 September at 17.30 by Ahto Kaasik, researcher of sacred sites and member of the board of the Hiite Maja Foundation.<\/p>

6-7 Sep<\/em> Maardu Ethno Fair<\/p>

13 Sep<\/em> Udmurt Culture Day at the House of Ingria<\/p>

20-21 Sep<\/em> Tallinn Ethno Fair<\/p>

27 Sep<\/em> Culture Night at the House of Ingria<\/p>

OCTOBER<\/strong><\/p>

Beginning of October-end of December<\/em> Exhibition ‘Forms of Force’ at Narva Art Centre NART<\/p>

4 Oct<\/em> Culture night at the House of Ingria<\/p>

5 Oct<\/em> Ingrian Day<\/p>

11 Oct<\/em> Culture day at the House of Ingria, Day of the Votic flag<\/p>

16 Oct<\/em> Fenno-Ugria’s Kindred Peoples’ Day conference ‘Ingria – land, people and culture’ on the traces of Ingrian and Finnish culture in Narva and Ida-Viru County at Narva Town Hall at 14-18.<\/p>

18 Oct<\/em> Fenno-Ugria’s Kindred Peoples’ Day folk music concert at Rugodiv Culture House<\/p>

25 Oct<\/em> Day of Ingrian and Finno-Ugric handicraft events at the House of Ingria<\/p>

NOVEMBER<\/strong><\/p>

8 Nov<\/em> Cultural day at the House of Ingria. We will learn about the Votic and Izhorian national holidays Jakoaika and Martip\u00e4iv\u00e4.<\/p>

22 Nov<\/em> Finno-Ugric Handicraft Day: handicraft workshops dedicated to the Estonian national holidays Mardip\u00e4ev and Kadrip\u00e4ev.<\/p>

29 Nov<\/em> Cultural Evening at the House of Ingria. Find out how Christmas was celebrated in Ingria and learn how to make the Ingrian ritual straw doll Olkosuutari.<\/p>

DECEMBER<\/strong><\/p>

6 Dec<\/em> St. Nicholas’ Day. Closing ceremony of the capital of the Finno-Ugric world.<\/p>

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