Mihkel Mutt's Culture Essay

It’s important to know the history of a country to know how it all started. In his article “Culture” Mihkel Mutt (n.d.-a) talks about the culture of Estonia and all of its importance. Estonia is home to a million people and to all those people culture is very important for the identity of Estonia. Culture should be important to every country because culture is what defines them as a country. Estonia is known to write many folk songs, they have around 133,000 folk songs. During the early 13th century Estonia was under the rule of Teutonic Order, after it was German colonist, and then Denmark and Sweden. Both Finland and Estonia broke free in the mid-19 century. Since both of those countries broke free at the same time they have the same tune of the national anthem. …show more content…
(2011) explains how each year there are new herbal products used to heal or for medicine. Pharmacies are the ones who give herbal medications without prescription. So anyone can go to the pharmacy and get the herbal medication that they need without seeing a doctor. In the US many people use herbal products to get better because it's the easiest way. Estonia is one of the countries that has used herbal products for a long time. Even though they have used them for a long time each year new ways of using them are coming up. The pharmacist are believed to be trustworthy about any medication even if it's non-prescription so the people will go to them when they need medication or a herbal product. Pharmacists should know the use and how often to take a herbal product to get better. Herbal products have always been special in Estonia. According to Volmer et al (2011) tea has been the most popular herbal product in 2002. The tea was used to treat minor urinary and upper respiratory tract complaints, but it was also good to relieve stress and it would also help to have a good night sleep. Herbal products are mostly the thing used to cure a minor illnesses because of how simple it is to use