Memorial or cemetery · 1985
Ernst Peterson-Särgava memorial
This granite monument by Matti Varik and Allan Murdmaa was raised in Kadriorg park in 1985 to honour Ernst Peterson-Särgava, writer and long-time Estonian-language teacher and headmaster of Tallinn's Secondary School of Science. In 1998 it was moved to the lawn in front of his old school, and the same year a tradition began: every 29 April, his birthday, the school's graduating students wash his head. Because the monument is nicknamed 'Habe', the Beard, the ritual is also called the Beard's hair-wash. In summer 2026 it is due to move again, to a new Knowledge Square by the school.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Matti Variku ja Allan Murdmaa graniitmonument püstitati 1985. aastal Kadrioru parki kirjaniku Ernst Peterson-Särgava auks, kes oli kaua Tallinna Reaalkooli eesti keele õpetaja ja direktor. 1998. aastal viidi sammas tema kunagise kooli ette haljasalale ja samal aastal sündis traditsioon: igal 29. aprillil, Särgava sünniaastapäeval, pesevad kooli abiturientid tal pea puhtaks. Kuna samba hüüdnimi on Habe, kutsutakse seda ka Habeme peapesuks. 2026. aasta suvel paigutatakse monument ümber kooli kõrvale rajatavale Teadmiste väljakule.
Source: https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernst_Peterson-S%C3%A4rgava_monument ↗