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Thesafeguardingofintangibleculturalheritageisconsidered

animportantpartofsustainabledevelopment.Amongthe629

UNESCO-listedtraditionsarefiveentriesinEstonia,themost

recentofwhichisthebuildinganduseofdugoutcanoesinthe

Soomaaregion.

Everyyear,beforespring,SoomaaNationalParktransforms

intoanalmostdrownedworld,whenwaterfrommeltingsnowin

theeasternuplandsfloodsthelow-lyingforests,wetlands,roads

andyardsoftheresidentswhostilllivehere.Thewaterlevelrose

sohighthatvillagerscouldrolladugoutcanoerightthrough

theirwindowsandintotheirlivingrooms.Everyonehashadto

learntoadapttothenaturalannualphenomenon.

Buildingadugoutcanoerequiresagoodtrunkofan

aspen,whichgrowsthroughouttheforestsofEstonia.Oncecut

down,thetreesarepeeledandshapedlikeacigarusinganaxe.

Fromhere,theinsideoftheboatiscarvedouttogiveitshape.

Builderscuttheframedowntoafewcentimetresinthickness.A

longlogfireisthenbuiltalongsidethecanoe,whichisfilledwith

severalbucketfulsofwaterandlefttowarmup.Oncethewater

hasevaporated,sticksaresqueezedintothe

framelengthwaystoopenitup.Aspenisasoftwoodand

atrunkhalfametreacrosscanbeexpandedintoametre-wide

boat.Theboatisthenlefttocoolintheshadeandistraditionally

finishedthefollowingspring,oncethewoodhasfullydried,

whenit’sgivenitsfinaldesignandcoveredwithtar.

AivarRuukel,oneofonlyfiveEstonianswhostillpreservethe

skill,choosestobuildthemasawaytoconnectwiththehistory,

Asayoungman,Ruukelattendedworkshopsledbytwomaster

boatbuilders,bothintheir70satthetime.Hehopesthatbythe

timehe’s70therewillbemoreyoungpeopledoingthe

same.Enthusiastshopethatitsjoiningtheheritagelistwill

safeguardtheancientpracticeandattractthenextgenerat