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A woman wearing an Estonian tradionnal costume dance with children during the Night of Ancient Bonfires, a centuries-old maritime tradition also focused now on environmental awareness, on August 27, 2016 in Tallin. Hundreds of bonfires dotted the Baltic Sea coast of Estonia on the night of August 28, 2016, a centuries-old maritime tradition to guide seafarers now celebrated with a tech-savvy environmental twist. Summer revellers from as far as Finland, Sweden, Latvia and Russia also signed up to be part of the event on the interactive Ancient Bonfires website set up by Mairold Vaik. The popular Estonian blogger told AFP that while the site registered hundreds of hits this year, he aims to close a ring of bonfires around the Baltic Sea by 2018, all in a bid to draw attention to its serious environmental challenges. According to the World Wildlife Fund, the Baltic is one of the most threatened marine ecosystems on the planet. (Photo by Raigo Pajula/AFP Photo)
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