Kapra, Estonia Explained

Official Name:Kapra
Settlement Type:Village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Estonia
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Saare County
Subdivision Type2:Parish
Subdivision Name2:Saaremaa Parish
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3

Kapra is a village in Saaremaa Parish, Saare County in western Estonia. which is notable for the traditional ceremony of waving handkerchiefs on the first full moon of the year, in order to appease the gods of harvest.

Before the administrative reform in 2017, the village was in Laimjala Parish.

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58.4789°N 23.0203°W