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Lamprey Festival in Narva-Joesuu
Lamprey Festival gathers each autumn around the harbour on Suur-Lootsi street in Narva-Joesuu, where fishermen sell fresh and smoked lamprey, an ancient jawless fish caught from the Narva River using methods largely unchanged across generations. Visitors can sample dishes from the day's catch and join fishermen on the river to watch the traditional catching technique firsthand.
Lamprey Festival gathers each autumn around the harbour on Suur-Lootsi street in Narva-Joesuu, where fishermen lay out that morning's catch of lamprey, a jawless, eel-like fish that has been pulled from the Narva River since prehistoric times.