Talk:Estonian Song Festival

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It would seem to me that the heading is a bit off. I'd say there is no Song Festival, just the song festivals (note the capitalisation). The current heading assumes only one song festival when actually there are two: the Üldlaulupidu and the Koolinoorte Laulupidu. The colloquialism laulupidu is used for both of them, noting an event occurring once every two years.

I do agree that the two song festivals should be covered by one article. I've seen three different spellings in English: Estonian song festival (Wikipedia), national singing festival (Eesti-inglise sõnaraamat (1992), Saagpakk, Tallinn, "Koolibri") and (Estonian) Song (and Dance) Celebration (Laulupidu.ee). I'll leave the precise future heading to be decided by you but reckon that the current heading be definitely changed. Telempe 21:27, 3 July 2007 (UTC)

I agree about the name/ heading. I think Estonian Song and Dance Celebration sounds about right. The article should be moved and this made a redirect I think.--Alexia Death 04:34, 4 July 2007 (UTC)

Well, I have to disagree here. this is a tradition: The Estonian Song Festival starting from 1896 at the times of Estonian national awakening. All other later song festivals and dance festivals or (Estonian) Song (and Dance) Celebrations etc. should be mentioned of course later on but at first the article here should get the attention it deserves from the historical point of view. --Termer 04:14, 1 September 2007 (UTC)