Super Saturday is put on about four times during the school year for Seminary and Institute students. In Estonia, Super Saturday has usually been in Tallinn, but this time it was moved to Tartu, a college town in southeast Estonia. This event is staged to promote the CES programs in the country and to give the students an opportunity to visit with friends from far away. The program usually has a few speakers and then an activity (game) and a service project with lunch served to all. This time the youth visited an animal shelter and helped clean the pens and yards. After a lunch of build-your-own burritos, the YSAs went to tour the Eesti Rahva Muuseum (Estonian National Museum) there in Tartu. Wow, it is huge and our feet gave out before we could see everything by closing time. We will have to come back again, it was really good. Here are a few pics.
A girl from our branch spoke in the opening session
I made a new friend (she loved my iPad)
This represents the Ural River and all the cultures that depended on it over the centuries
Regional dress typical of Estonia
Woven cloth and tapestries
Decorative Jewelry
Beads and necklaces
Look at the detail in the handwork (womans cap)
Decorative craftsmanship in this wooden chest
A very old loom for weaving
Typical wedding day attire
Beautiful tapestry
The original "Big Gulp". The room was full of them, all different in one way or another
My favorite in front of my other favorite
This steam tractor deserved another shot
A collection of ladles and spoons, all hand made of course
Adults riding a "kiik" (swing)
At last, a chance to rest our feet
Front view of the museum
A long view
We found this upside down house outside
As we headed home, this was our view
There was much more that just this small sampling of things. Like I mentioned before, this will take two trips to see the rest of it. Anyone want to come over and visit? We'll even pay your admission to the museum.
We'd love to visit! Looks like you had a lot of fun exploring. That tractor was amazing!
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