July 20

Rõuge ancient day

Free

This year, Fairytale Day will be held at the same time as Open Farm Day - on July 20. After all, Rõuge ancient farm is the oldest farm in Estonia, which is over a thousand years old. You can come and see what was done on a daily basis in an Iron Age farm. The activities start already at 10 in the morning, when fire is brought down to Rauataat to retrieve a piece of iron from the swamp ore. At the same time, there is an opportunity to try how fabric was woven on hanging axes in the olden days. The more daring by nature can try throwing a double-edged ax. Younger ones, however, can practice their hand at throwing a quad knife. At noon, you can take a guided tour of the farm and the city hill to find out what the people of Rõuge did on a daily basis.

At the same time, an ancient dish is simmering in the vat, and if the smells coming from it make you want to taste it, then this possibility exists. And you won’t be left thirsty either. When the body is already full of lunch and the sun is caressing the southwest, you can drink mead, which was the most consumed fermented drink in our area. There is an opportunity to listen to how a mead is made and how the honey used as its raw material was obtained. And if something should pass through your mouth with a big appetite and thirst, the laundresses will show you how clothes were washed in ancient times.

Korraldaja Rõuge muinastalu