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1st Estonian Youth Days in Adelaide, Australia in 1974. Several young people hold opening speeches on the stage of Estonian House in Adelaide. Young women play women of the street in a performance, a music group also plays. The event ends with a fast-paced dancing accompanied by live music. The sports part of the youth days takes place outdoors. The participants of tug-of-war get muddy since the ground is slippery due to rainy weather. The audience finds it amusing. When folk dancers start to perform, the sun has come out. Yet, the folk dancers perform barefoot on the grass. Finissage ...

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