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Island of Kihnu

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A picture taken on November 20, 2019 shows traditional dolls at the cultural centre on Kihnu island in the Baltic Sea, 10 kilometres (six miles) off the coast of Estonia. Steeped in folk traditions, Kihnu's historic way of life however is now threatened as economic hardship drives more and more islanders away in search of work. Alessandro RAMPAZZO / AFP

Baltic: On Kihnu Women Are The Backbone of Society

The small island of Kihnu in the Baltic sea is a unique, centuries-old society where women do most of the jobs on land: from farming to lighthouse keeping, leading church services and even dressing up as Santa at Christmas, while the men are away at sea fishing. The men of Kihnu island, six miles off the coast of Estonia, are away at sea fishing for weeks or months at a time, leaving the women to run what is often dubbed one of the last matriarchal societies in Europe. Steeped in ...
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