Pro Patria Union
The proposal to mark 22 September as a national holiday was launched in 2005 by the Pro Patria Union and the Res Publica Party The holiday was renamed from Day of the Resistance to Resistance Fighting Day by order of the Riigikogu on 15 February 2007. The day was first officially celebrated that year. The main ceremony is held at the Freedom Square in the capital city of Tallinn. Official solemnities begin at sunrise when students from a local school raise the flag of Estonia at the Pikk Hermann. On Resistance Day, the Vabamu Museum of Occupations and Freedom opened an exhibit about the meeting of exiled Estonians and Soviet Estonians. during the Expo 67 in Montreal. The museum is open for free on the holiday.