Other events in Baltic States

Celebration of the 94th Anniversary of the Republic of Estonia will take place all over the state on February 24.

On Thursday, February 23, wreaths will be laid on the gravesites of Estonian state figures in the Metsakalmistu cemetery in Tallinn and state decorations will be handed out by the President of the Republic in the main auditorium of Tartu University, the Estonian Foreign Affairs Ministry reports BC.

On the morning of Friday, February 24, 2012, a formal flag-raising ceremony will take place at 07.24 at the Old Observatory in Tartu and at 07.35 on Toompea in Tallinn, where a speech will be given by Speaker of the Riigikogu Ene Ergma.

Wreaths in honor of those who fell in the War of Independence will be placed at the base of the Kalevipoeg memorial statue in Tartu, a church service will take place at Tartu's St. John's Church, and the Defense Forces parade will be held on Vabaduse street in Tartu. On the same day, a celebratory concert and the formal reception of the President of the Republic and Mrs Evelin Ilves will take place in the evening in the Vanemuine Theatre and Concert Hall in Tartu.

The formal events will be attended by the President of the Republic, the speaker of the Riigikogu, the prime minister, members of the government and Riigikogu, and representatives of the diplomatic corps.