Global Estonian Cultural Days (abbreviated ECD; , abbreviated ESTO) is Estonian culture-related events held, in general, in every four year.
First ECD were held in Toronto, Canada in 1972. In this time Estonia was not an independent country but a part of Soviet Union (Estonian SSR).
Before Estonian Restoration of Independence in 1991, ECD were important events to keep Estonian culture alive.
Events I ECD (Toronto 1972) II ECD (Baltimore 1976) III ECD (Stockholm 1980) IV ECD (Toronto 1984) V ECD (Melbourne 1988) VI ECD (New York City 1992) VII ECD (Stockholm and Tallinn 1996) VIII ECD (Toronto 2000) IX ECD (Riga 2004) X ECD (Münster 2009) XI ECD (San Francisco 2013) XII ECD (Helsinki, Tartu and Tallinn 2019)
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