{"id":14940,"date":"2024-10-15T10:27:31","date_gmt":"2024-10-15T07:27:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.visitsaaremaa.ee\/uncategorized\/saarlaste-keelud-ja-kasud\/"},"modified":"2025-01-07T11:44:53","modified_gmt":"2025-01-07T09:44:53","slug":"the-dos-and-donts-of-the-people-of-saaremaa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.visitsaaremaa.ee\/en\/inspiration\/the-dos-and-donts-of-the-people-of-saaremaa\/","title":{"rendered":"The dos and don\u2019ts of the people of Saaremaa"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"14940\" class=\"elementor elementor-14940 elementor-8522\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80fb776 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"80fb776\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f08cd03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f08cd03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Estonians are known to be fairly irreligious and church attendance is low. However, they do believe in old folk wisdom and there are many superstitions. Are you afraid of a black cat crossing the road, full moons or Friday the 13th? For many, these are mysterious and ominous.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some of the dos and don\u2019ts rooted in the ancient folk wisdom of Saaremaa, all tied to superstitions.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5f3da4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c5f3da4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-589f139 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"589f139\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The rule-filled world of matriarchs<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06482af elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"06482af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Everyone knows that a black cat crossing the road brings bad luck. To ward off this misfortune, you should spit over your left shoulder three times after the cat has crossed the road. Given today\u2019s crowded world, it might be wise to glance behind your back before spitting. Do you know why you should not place your (hand)bag on the ground? Or your wallet on the kitchen table? According to old beliefs, the earth would pull all the wealth out of your bag this way. The same superstition applied to wiping messes off the table with your bare hands. That is why diligent matriarchs always use a towel to wipe the table and do not allow guests to slip bread crumbs under it.<\/p>\n<p>In the life of a matriarch, there are a lot of dos and don\u2019ts in general. For example, no one was allowed to leave the house or enter during bread-making. Why? Because bread dough is temperamental and does not like draughts from open doors. Additionally, bread should never be placed upside down on the table, nor should the cut end face the door. Both actions are believed to cause the bread to vanish from the table. Similarly, every matriarch knew that root vegetables (potatoes, carrots, etc) should be planted during the old moon, while crops growing above the soil (peas, pumpkins, etc) should be planted during the new moon. Cleaning and mowing had to be done on <i>kaduneljap\u00e4ev<\/i> (the last Thursday of the old moon), as it was believed that dust and grass would not return as easily then. The same belief applied to hair: cutting it on <i>kaduneljap\u00e4ev<\/i> was thought to slow its growth.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4931409 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4931409\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f1d508 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6f1d508\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitsaaremaa.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/visit-saaremaa-angla-leib-1080x743.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10847\" alt=\"Visit Saaremaa - Angla bread\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitsaaremaa.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/visit-saaremaa-angla-leib-1080x743.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.visitsaaremaa.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/visit-saaremaa-angla-leib-420x289.jpg 420w, https:\/\/www.visitsaaremaa.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/visit-saaremaa-angla-leib-768x528.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.visitsaaremaa.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/visit-saaremaa-angla-leib-1536x1056.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.visitsaaremaa.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/visit-saaremaa-angla-leib.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e7a48e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0e7a48e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cf9c2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4cf9c2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fishermen\u2019s words of wisdom<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02d2068 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"02d2068\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If anyone has more superstitions than the matriarchs, it is the fishermen. Among the old islanders, they were the only ones who cared about Fridays and the number 13. On Fridays, fishing nets were never cast into the sea \u2013 not on any Friday, and especially not on Friday the 13th. On that day, fishing gear was kept well away, as it was believed that there was no hope of catching fish. Many of the fishermen\u2019s beliefs were linked to women. For example, a fisherman\u2019s wife was never allowed to argue with her husband, as it was believed that a woman\u2019s shouting would scare the fish away. When sailing out of the harbour, buoys that hung from the sides of the boat (usually found between the boat and the pier) had to be brought aboard because of women. This was because buoys hanging on the outside of a ship were seen as a sign that not only fishermen but also women of questionable reputations were on board.<\/p>\n<div id=\"pg-13759-6\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\">\n<div id=\"pgc-13759-6-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\">\n<div id=\"panel-13759-6-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"6\">\n<div class=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\">\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n<p>The dos and don\u2019ts were not limited to the sea. For example, women were strictly forbidden from stepping over scattered fishing gear, as doing so was believed to spoil the effectiveness of the gear for the next season. This superstition caused one fisherman from S\u00f5rve a great deal of distress when a lady from the mainland, her curls bouncing and heels flashing, stepped over all the eel traps he had spread out on his meadow in the summer. The following eel season, the fisherman, who had seen many things, scratched his head in wonder and pondered where he could find the lady to invite her back to the island. No eel catch like that had been seen before or ever since. This serves as a reminder to treat old folk beliefs with a sense of playfulness.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-13759-7\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\">\n<div id=\"pgc-13759-7-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\">\n<div id=\"panel-13759-7-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"7\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1698d1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b1698d1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7bfa67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a7bfa67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitsaaremaa.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/visit-saaremaa-kalurite-elu-1080x720.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10848\" alt=\"Visit Saaremaa - Kalur ja Saarepiiga - meeleolufoto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitsaaremaa.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/visit-saaremaa-kalurite-elu-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.visitsaaremaa.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/visit-saaremaa-kalurite-elu-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/www.visitsaaremaa.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/visit-saaremaa-kalurite-elu-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.visitsaaremaa.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/visit-saaremaa-kalurite-elu-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.visitsaaremaa.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/visit-saaremaa-kalurite-elu.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ab6167 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0ab6167\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44d2be5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44d2be5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"pg-13759-8\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\">\n<div id=\"pgc-13759-8-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\">\n<div id=\"panel-13759-8-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"8\">\n<div class=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\">\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n<p>Even something as simple as whistling can be ominous. Seamen never whistle on a boat, as it is believed to invite a storm. Whistling indoors is also avoided, since it is said to attract fire. When welcoming guests into your home, you should never shake hands across the threshold. When you realise you have forgotten something and need to go back, avoid retracing your exact steps. Never take a light for a cigarette from a candle and do not blow out a candle. Why? Because all these actions are believed to bring bad luck.<\/p>\n<p>In light of all these superstitions, Friday the 13th and black cats do not seem so frightening anymore, do they?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-13759-9\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\">\n<div id=\"pgc-13759-9-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\">\n<div id=\"panel-13759-9-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"9\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Estonians are known to be fairly irreligious and church attendance is low. However, they do believe in old folk wisdom and there are many superstitions. Here are some of the dos and don\u2019ts rooted in the ancient folk wisdom of Saaremaa, all tied to superstitions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":10849,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[123],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14940","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-inspiration"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The dos and don\u2019ts of the people of Saaremaa - Visit Saaremaa<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Estonians are known to be fairly irreligious and church attendance is low. However, they do believe in old folk wisdom and there are many superstitions.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.visitsaaremaa.ee\/en\/inspiration\/the-dos-and-donts-of-the-people-of-saaremaa\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The dos and don\u2019ts of the people of Saaremaa - Visit Saaremaa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Estonians are known to be fairly irreligious and church attendance is low. However, they do believe in old folk wisdom and there are many superstitions.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.visitsaaremaa.ee\/en\/inspiration\/the-dos-and-donts-of-the-people-of-saaremaa\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Visit Saaremaa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/visitsaaremaa\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-10-15T07:27:31+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-01-07T09:44:53+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.visitsaaremaa.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/visit-saaremaa-must-kass.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1920\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1280\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"kristina.magi@visitsaaremaa.ee\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"kristina.magi@visitsaaremaa.ee\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.visitsaaremaa.ee\\\/en\\\/inspiration\\\/the-dos-and-donts-of-the-people-of-saaremaa\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.visitsaaremaa.ee\\\/en\\\/inspiration\\\/the-dos-and-donts-of-the-people-of-saaremaa\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"kristina.magi@visitsaaremaa.ee\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.visitsaaremaa.ee\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/1ec06913bdd7abb29341f5b40aa372e3\"},\"headline\":\"The dos and don\u2019ts of the people of Saaremaa\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-10-15T07:27:31+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-01-07T09:44:53+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.visitsaaremaa.ee\\\/en\\\/inspiration\\\/the-dos-and-donts-of-the-people-of-saaremaa\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":792,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.visitsaaremaa.ee\\\/en\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.visitsaaremaa.ee\\\/en\\\/inspiration\\\/the-dos-and-donts-of-the-people-of-saaremaa\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.visitsaaremaa.ee\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/10\\\/visit-saaremaa-must-kass.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Inspiration\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.visitsaaremaa.ee\\\/en\\\/inspiration\\\/the-dos-and-donts-of-the-people-of-saaremaa\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.visitsaaremaa.ee\\\/en\\\/inspiration\\\/the-dos-and-donts-of-the-people-of-saaremaa\\\/\",\"name\":\"The dos and don\u2019ts of the people of Saaremaa - Visit Saaremaa\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.visitsaaremaa.ee\\\/en\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.visitsaaremaa.ee\\\/en\\\/inspiration\\\/the-dos-and-donts-of-the-people-of-saaremaa\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.visitsaaremaa.ee\\\/en\\\/inspiration\\\/the-dos-and-donts-of-the-people-of-saaremaa\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.visitsaaremaa.ee\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/10\\\/visit-saaremaa-must-kass.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-10-15T07:27:31+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-01-07T09:44:53+00:00\",\"description\":\"Estonians are known to be fairly irreligious and church attendance is low. However, they do believe in old folk wisdom and there are many superstitions.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.visitsaaremaa.ee\\\/en\\\/inspiration\\\/the-dos-and-donts-of-the-people-of-saaremaa\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.visitsaaremaa.ee\\\/en\\\/inspiration\\\/the-dos-and-donts-of-the-people-of-saaremaa\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.visitsaaremaa.ee\\\/en\\\/inspiration\\\/the-dos-and-donts-of-the-people-of-saaremaa\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.visitsaaremaa.ee\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/10\\\/visit-saaremaa-must-kass.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.visitsaaremaa.ee\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/10\\\/visit-saaremaa-must-kass.jpg\",\"width\":1920,\"height\":1280,\"caption\":\"Visit Saaremaa - black cat\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.visitsaaremaa.ee\\\/en\\\/inspiration\\\/the-dos-and-donts-of-the-people-of-saaremaa\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.visitsaaremaa.ee\\\/en\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"The dos and don\u2019ts of the people of Saaremaa\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.visitsaaremaa.ee\\\/en\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.visitsaaremaa.ee\\\/en\\\/\",\"name\":\"Visit Saaremaa\",\"description\":\"Kena lugu\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.visitsaaremaa.ee\\\/en\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.visitsaaremaa.ee\\\/en\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.visitsaaremaa.ee\\\/en\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Visit Saaremaa\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.visitsaaremaa.ee\\\/en\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.visitsaaremaa.ee\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.visitsaaremaa.ee\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/visit-saaremaa-logo-white.svg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.visitsaaremaa.ee\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/visit-saaremaa-logo-white.svg\",\"width\":199,\"height\":41,\"caption\":\"Visit Saaremaa\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.visitsaaremaa.ee\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/visitsaaremaa\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/visit_saaremaa\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/channel\\\/UC2tfrkQvjwxdyONf3PMkFfQ\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.visitsaaremaa.ee\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/1ec06913bdd7abb29341f5b40aa372e3\",\"name\":\"kristina.magi@visitsaaremaa.ee\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"The dos and don\u2019ts of the people of Saaremaa - Visit Saaremaa","description":"Estonians are known to be fairly irreligious and church attendance is low. However, they do believe in old folk wisdom and there are many superstitions.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.visitsaaremaa.ee\/en\/inspiration\/the-dos-and-donts-of-the-people-of-saaremaa\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"The dos and don\u2019ts of the people of Saaremaa - Visit Saaremaa","og_description":"Estonians are known to be fairly irreligious and church attendance is low. However, they do believe in old folk wisdom and there are many superstitions.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.visitsaaremaa.ee\/en\/inspiration\/the-dos-and-donts-of-the-people-of-saaremaa\/","og_site_name":"Visit Saaremaa","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/visitsaaremaa\/","article_published_time":"2024-10-15T07:27:31+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-01-07T09:44:53+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1920,"height":1280,"url":"https:\/\/www.visitsaaremaa.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/visit-saaremaa-must-kass.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"kristina.magi@visitsaaremaa.ee","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"kristina.magi@visitsaaremaa.ee","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.visitsaaremaa.ee\/en\/inspiration\/the-dos-and-donts-of-the-people-of-saaremaa\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.visitsaaremaa.ee\/en\/inspiration\/the-dos-and-donts-of-the-people-of-saaremaa\/"},"author":{"name":"kristina.magi@visitsaaremaa.ee","@id":"https:\/\/www.visitsaaremaa.ee\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/1ec06913bdd7abb29341f5b40aa372e3"},"headline":"The dos and don\u2019ts of the people of Saaremaa","datePublished":"2024-10-15T07:27:31+00:00","dateModified":"2025-01-07T09:44:53+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.visitsaaremaa.ee\/en\/inspiration\/the-dos-and-donts-of-the-people-of-saaremaa\/"},"wordCount":792,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.visitsaaremaa.ee\/en\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.visitsaaremaa.ee\/en\/inspiration\/the-dos-and-donts-of-the-people-of-saaremaa\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.visitsaaremaa.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/visit-saaremaa-must-kass.jpg","articleSection":["Inspiration"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.visitsaaremaa.ee\/en\/inspiration\/the-dos-and-donts-of-the-people-of-saaremaa\/","url":"https:\/\/www.visitsaaremaa.ee\/en\/inspiration\/the-dos-and-donts-of-the-people-of-saaremaa\/","name":"The dos and don\u2019ts of the people of Saaremaa - Visit Saaremaa","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.visitsaaremaa.ee\/en\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.visitsaaremaa.ee\/en\/inspiration\/the-dos-and-donts-of-the-people-of-saaremaa\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.visitsaaremaa.ee\/en\/inspiration\/the-dos-and-donts-of-the-people-of-saaremaa\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.visitsaaremaa.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/visit-saaremaa-must-kass.jpg","datePublished":"2024-10-15T07:27:31+00:00","dateModified":"2025-01-07T09:44:53+00:00","description":"Estonians are known to be fairly irreligious and church attendance is low. However, they do believe in old folk wisdom and there are many superstitions.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.visitsaaremaa.ee\/en\/inspiration\/the-dos-and-donts-of-the-people-of-saaremaa\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.visitsaaremaa.ee\/en\/inspiration\/the-dos-and-donts-of-the-people-of-saaremaa\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.visitsaaremaa.ee\/en\/inspiration\/the-dos-and-donts-of-the-people-of-saaremaa\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.visitsaaremaa.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/visit-saaremaa-must-kass.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.visitsaaremaa.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/visit-saaremaa-must-kass.jpg","width":1920,"height":1280,"caption":"Visit Saaremaa - black cat"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.visitsaaremaa.ee\/en\/inspiration\/the-dos-and-donts-of-the-people-of-saaremaa\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.visitsaaremaa.ee\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"The dos and don\u2019ts of the people of Saaremaa"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.visitsaaremaa.ee\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.visitsaaremaa.ee\/en\/","name":"Visit Saaremaa","description":"Kena lugu","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.visitsaaremaa.ee\/en\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.visitsaaremaa.ee\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.visitsaaremaa.ee\/en\/#organization","name":"Visit Saaremaa","url":"https:\/\/www.visitsaaremaa.ee\/en\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.visitsaaremaa.ee\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.visitsaaremaa.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/visit-saaremaa-logo-white.svg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.visitsaaremaa.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/visit-saaremaa-logo-white.svg","width":199,"height":41,"caption":"Visit Saaremaa"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.visitsaaremaa.ee\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/visitsaaremaa\/","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/visit_saaremaa\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC2tfrkQvjwxdyONf3PMkFfQ"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.visitsaaremaa.ee\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/1ec06913bdd7abb29341f5b40aa372e3","name":"kristina.magi@visitsaaremaa.ee"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visitsaaremaa.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14940","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visitsaaremaa.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visitsaaremaa.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitsaaremaa.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitsaaremaa.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14940"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitsaaremaa.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14940\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitsaaremaa.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10849"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visitsaaremaa.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14940"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitsaaremaa.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14940"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitsaaremaa.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14940"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}