Kapra, Estonia

Kapra is a village in Saaremaa Parish, Saare County in western Estonia.[1] which is notable for the traditional ceremony of waving handkerchiefs on the first full moon of the year, in order to appease the gods of harvest.

Kapra
Village
Country Estonia
CountySaare County
ParishSaaremaa Parish
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Before the administrative reform in 2017, the village was in Laimjala Parish.[2]

References

  1. "Lisa. Asustusüksuste nimistu" (PDF). haldusreform.fin.ee (in Estonian). Rahandusministeerium. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  2. "Saaremaa külad endiste valdade piires". www.saaremaa.ee (in Estonian). Archived from the original on 3 December 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2017.

58°28′44″N 23°01′13″E


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