Halloween vs Mardipäev
Today is Halloween. And everybody keeps asking my opinion on Halloween vs Mardipäev. So here it is. To be honest, I don't really care at all which one you celebrate. As an Estonian, Mardipäev is way closer to my heart but it does not matter I am against celebrating Halloween. You can read more about Mardipäev here . For me it's more about dressing up as a coal miner or a chimney sweeper, putting on some dark clothes, singing about the long distances travelled, wishing families good luck for the upcoming winter period. And well... the candy is just a great bonus. So a little bit more about the tradition: until the early 20th century, only men used to go out on Mardipäev. Because of that this event was often seen as "men's day". Mardid (Mart is a men's name in Estonia, Mardid is the plural of Mart) used to bring good luck to the family. During the week of the souls (1st-10th of November) it was forbitten to do work that made a lot of noise. Mardipäev