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Folklorist on All Souls' Day: If it's windy, the souls cannot rest

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Heat the sauna, lay the table, and prepare for a visit from the departed. These are just some of Estonia's – and other Finno-Ugric peoples' – traditional beliefs around All Souls' Day (November 2), explains Folklorist Mall Hiiemäe. But how has modern life changed these centuries-old customs?