Timekeeping

The passage of time throughout the year was marked by the calendar holdaysi, which were linked to the changing seasons. The yearly rhythm of life and work depended on the annual processes of nature.

Day and night
English
Hour of the Spirits

The hour of the spirits starts at 12 midnight. But when the roosters start crowing, the hour is over.

Eesti
Vaimude tund

Vaimude tund algab kell 12 öösel. Aga kui kuked hakkavad laulma, siis on see tund lõppenud. 

Väike-Maarja khk, Raeküla. ERA II 32, 448 (21). Inglise tõlge: Les Wilson.