Folklor Malti… IL-FORKA 17 Sep 202124 Feb 2022 Il-FORKAu għodda oħra ta' kastig, twissija u moħqrija Introduzzjoni Għall-mijiet ta’ snin, il-forka kienet l-aktar makkinarju u mod effikaċi li bih l-ikkundannati jinqatlu mingħajr tixrid ta’ dmija, u kif jaħsbu ħafna,…
Articles in English… THE GREAT SIEGE – 1565 7 Sep 202126 Mar 2023 How great was the Great Siege of 1565 ? The decision by the Sublime Porte to attack Malta was taken in October, 1564. By the early months of 1565, De…
English read ...… GĦAR DALAM – Malta’s prehistoric cave 30 Jul 202129 Nov 2024 Għar Dalam Malta’s Prehistoric Cave Għar Dalam, the so-called 'Cave of Darkness', is located in the South East of Malta, just a couple of kilometres away from Marsaxlokk, in a…
Articles in English… NEO-CLASSICAL architecture in 19th century MALTA 18 Jun 202126 Mar 2023 Interest in Neo-classicism started in ernest as from the second half of the 18th century, especially after the discoveries of Pompeii and Herculaneum. All over Europe, but especially in Britain…
Articles in English… SEA TRANSPORT BETWEEN THE HARBOUR TOWNS (1830’s) 27 May 202126 Mar 2023 In his Histoire de Malte, (published in 1841), Dominique Miège, the French Consul for Malta, gives a detailed description of the sea borne communication system that existed in the Grand…
Articles in English… Transport in early British Malta (c. 1830 – 1840) 20 May 20212 Feb 2022 TRANSPORT in MALTA in the EARLY BRITISH PERIOD as recounted by Dominique Miège (1841) Dominique Miège was the resident French Consul to Malta in the early 1830's and must have…
kultura… Is-SWAR tal-KOTTONERA 14 May 202121 Nov 2021 Żmien l-Ordni Matul is-snin kollha li l-Ordni ta’ San Ġwann dam f’Malta, waħda mill-akbar preokupazzjonijiet tal-Gran Mastri kienet id-difiża tal-gżejjer. Wara l-Assedju l-Kbir, mhux biss inbniet il-Belt Valletta bħala belt-fortizza,…
Articles in English… How the Maltese made merry in the 19th century 29 Apr 202126 Mar 2023 Throughout the 19th century, the Maltese folk hardly had anything to feel happy about. What with a large percentage of them employed only sporadically, and hundreds others begging in…
Folklor Malti… Xi IDJOMI bi STORJA 16 Apr 202113 Feb 2024 Fil-Malti bħal, f’kull lingwa oħra, insibu ħafna espressjonijiet li jingħadu b’mod figurattiv biex jenfasizzaw xi sitwazzjoni partikulari. Meta dawn l-espressjonijiet jirriferu għal xi ħaġa li tippargunaha ma’ oġġett, essri, jew avveniment fl-istorja, dawn…
Articles in English… Women in Maltese Folklore 31 Mar 202126 Mar 2023 WOMEN in MALTESE FOLKLORE Myth or Cultural Legacy by Rita Saliba * If we think of folklore as customs and traditions, it takes us back to distant times when…
Folklor Malti… MARD u KLIEM RELATAT 26 Mar 202121 Nov 2021 Meta wieħed kien ifarraġ lil xi ħadd minħabba xi mard, uġigħ jew dwejjaq, kont tisimgħu jgħid: ‘Heqq, jekk mhux salib, domna!’ Hekk hu - matul il-ħajja kulħadd hu suġġett għal…
kultura… TLIET ISQFIJIET: Labini – Mattei – Caruana 19 Mar 202121 Nov 2021 TLIET ISQIFJIET Labini - Mattei - Caruana Taħt Tliet Ħakmiet L-aħħar żmien tal-Ordni f’Malta u l-ewwel deċennji tal-ħakma Ingliża kienu żminijiet ta’ taqlib kbir għall-Maltin. Biss…
Articles in English… CHURCHILL and MALTA 12 Mar 202126 Mar 2023 In his dispatch of 5 June 1941 to Malta’s Governor, General Dobbie, Churchill stated: ‘You may be sure we regard Malta as one of the master-keys of the British Empire’.…
Folklor Malti… Il-Bidu tal-Kappelli f’Malta 19 Feb 202121 Nov 2021 Ritratt ta' fuq juri l-kappella ta' San Ġwann l-Evanġelista, Ħal Millieri (ħajr: Joe Morana) Meta wieħed jifli l-mijiet ta’ kappelli li hawn imxerrda f’Malta u Għawdex, hemm bżonn li dak li…
Folklor Malti… Il-Bandu tal-Karnival (1722 – 1725) 12 Feb 202121 Nov 2021 Waqt li kont qiegħed nattendi l-kors tal-Baċellerat tal-Istorja, fl-Università ta’ Malta, fost ir-riċerka li minn żmien għal-ieħor il-professuri kienu jqabbduna nagħmlu, darba kelli nipprovdi traskrizzjoni tal- bandi, li kienu maħruġa fl-ewwel…
Articles in English… Lord Byron and Malta 5 Feb 202120 Apr 2024 Amongst the many illustrious visitors who set foot on Malta throughout the 19th century there were some very distinct men of letters. Whether their stay was a brief one or…
Articles in English… MAGI, KINGS or WISE MEN ? 24 Dec 202026 Mar 2023 A * B * Ċ * C * D * E * F * Ġ * G * GĦ * H * Ħ * …
Articles in English… DECEMBER – Events in Maltese History 4 Dec 202030 Nov 2024 Aktar artikli mill-istess awtur ... https://kliemustorja.com/ 1818 December 16 The first investiture into the newly established Order of Merit set up by the British Monarchy in April 1818, took place inside…
historic origin of words… L-Ordni ta’ San Ġwann 1530 – 1798: Karigi differenti 6 Nov 202021 Nov 2021 A * B * Ċ * C * D * E * F * Ġ * G * GĦ * H * Ħ…
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