Independence Day, formally the Anniversary of the Republic of Estonia (Estonian: Eesti Vabariigi aastapäev), is a national holiday in Estonia commemorating the Estonian Declaration of Independence which was published in the capital city Tallinn (Reval) on 24 February 1918, establishing the Republic of Estonia.

Estonia Independence Day is a public holiday on February 24 each year. Independence Day is also Estonia’s national day that marks the anniversary of the Declaration founding the Republic of Estonia on this day in 1918.

2024年2月24日 · As Estonians around the world are gathering to cheer for their homeland and celebrate the country’s independence day on 24 February, it’s appropriate to recall how the independent country was born, the independence maintained, lost and restored again.

The Estonian Declaration of Independence, formally titled the Manifesto to the Peoples of Estonia (Estonian: Manifest Eestimaa rahvastele), is the founding document which established the independent democratic Republic of Estonia in 1918.

In the evening of 20 August 1991, Estonian politicians declared the nation’s independence – even as Soviet tanks were rolling through the countryside to quell the independence movement and the Soviet paratroopers were taking charge of the Tallinn TV Tower, preparing to cut off communication channels.

Following the August Coup in Moscow, Estonia declared independence on August 20th, 1991, when the Supreme Council of Estonia established de facto independence. August 20th is now a national holiday known as Restoration of Independence Day.

Independence Day is traditionally celebrated with the hoisting of flags across Estonia, the laying of wreaths on the statues of the War of Independence, the lighting of candles on the graves of state and public figures, and the organisation of ceremonies, services, and speeches.

Independence Day, formally the Anniversary of the Republic of Estonia, is a national holiday in Estonia commemorating the Estonian Declaration of Independence which was published in the capital city Tallinn on 24 February 1918, establishing the Republic of Estonia.

2024年2月19日 · 🎊Every February 24th, Estonians mark "Iseseisvuspäev", or Independence Day, honoring their nation's journey to freedom. This day commemorates the 1918 declaration establishing the sovereign Republic of Estonia.

2024年2月22日 · Estonia's 106th Independence Day (February 24) will start at 7:34 a.m. when the flag is raised in the Governor's Garden at Toompea in Tallinn. Everyone is welcome to attend the flag raising ceremony.