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Dates of Mother Tongue Day

2026 Estonia Saturday, March 14thMother Tongue Day

2025 Estonia Friday, March 14thMother Tongue Day

2024 Estonia Thursday, March 14thMother Tongue Day

2023 Estonia Tuesday, March 14thMother Tongue Day

2022 Estonia Monday, March 14thMother Tongue Day

Summary

Find out the dates, history and traditions of Mother Tongue Day.

Local name

Emakeelepäev

Mother Tongue Day (Emakeelepäev) was first recognized as an Estonian national holiday in 1999.

It is celebrated on March 14th and marks the birthday of Kristjan Jaak Peterson, one of the founding fathers of Estonian poetic tradition.

Did you know? Estonian uses more vowels than any other language in the world.

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