Happy early spring!
The unseasonably warm weather we've had certainly didn't deter local ice sculptors in Pärnu!
On Saturday, several U.S. Embassy Tallinn staff members and I were among several international delegations to travel to the southern coastal city of Pärnu to
participate in the annual Pärnu Ice Festival.
The annual festival brings as many as 20,000 visitors to what is considered the summer capital of Estonia! And despite this year's warm weather, the crowds and delegations were treated to an imaginative array of creations by everyone from professional artists to local school children. Some were up to a story high!
The theme of this year's festival was "Ice Music," so we all got to enjoy dancing, singing, food, ice skating, sauna, sledding and other forms of good fun! Inside a giant igloo, school children performed a puppet show amid fish frozen in ice blocks.
And despite the recent above freezing temperaturs in Pärnu, the sculptures stubbornly refused to melt as they were enjoyed by all in attendance. Hopefully next year, that won’t be of any concern!
Story by PAS Intern Kirsten Anderson
Photos by Cultural Assistant Tiiu Vitsut
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