{"id":44660,"date":"2026-06-03T11:00:31","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T08:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/baltica.ee\/?p=44660"},"modified":"2026-05-29T17:14:56","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T14:14:56","slug":"dear-guardians-of-estonian-latvian-and-lithuanian-heritage-dear-friends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/baltica.ee\/en\/dear-guardians-of-estonian-latvian-and-lithuanian-heritage-dear-friends\/","title":{"rendered":"DEAR GUARDIANS OF ESTONIAN, LATVIAN AND LITHUANIAN HERITAGE, DEAR FRIENDS!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The time has come again to reflect a little more on our roots and origins. To understand who\u00a0we\u2019ve\u00a0been and where\u00a0we\u2019ve\u00a0come from, but more than that \u2013 to understand who we are today because of our roots. In changing and turbulent times, we want something stable to hold on to, something that will remain. Something to give us support and strength,\u00a0explanations\u00a0and answers.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The importance of the Baltica festival is certainly clearer today than it was\u00a0a few\u00a0years ago \u2013 after all, the unity of the Baltic countries, the need to stick together and to feel a sense of solidarity, is increasingly more discussed in the field of foreign policy and security today. The festival shows that in\u00a0culture,\u00a0this has been the case all along. Everyone has something to learn from this. It also helps us see our differences as something that make us richer and more diverse, and\u00a0perhaps still\u00a0find new things we have in common.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Dear friends,<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">let\u2019s\u00a0not forget that the Baltica Folklore Festival is still a festival, after all. The\u00a0great joy\u00a0of being together, connecting with neighbours and the power of tradition. A chance to share what\u00a0we\u2019ve\u00a0acquired\u00a0and to learn something new again about the local folklore right next to us. To learn something new about our neighbours and ourselves. To be proud and grateful for our strong roots. To feel the eternal secret threads that connect the Baltic countries.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I wish you all joy and the excitement of (re)discovery at the 38th Baltica Folklore Festival!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Alar Karis<br \/>\nPresident of the Republic of Estonia<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The time has come again to reflect a little more on our roots and origins. 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