English read ...… THE GREAT SIEGE – 1565 7 Sep 20218 Sep 2021 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…
Folklor Malti… FRENĊ TAL-GĦARB (1892 – 1967) 3 Sep 20214 Sep 2021 FRENĊ TAL-GĦARB (1892 – 1967) Franġisku Saverju Mercieca, jew kif kien u għadu magħruf aħjar, Frenċ tal-Għarb, twieled fl-1892. Minn ċkunitu kien dejjem ħadem ta’ bidwi mal-familja tiegħu u meta…
Folklor Malti… IL-PIKE – C. Colombos 20 Aug 202125 Aug 2021 COSTANTINO COLOMBOS IL-PIKE Kultant fil-ħajja issib nies b’karattru li jispikka għall-kwalitajiet kariżmatiċi tagħhom, nies li ssir tħobbhom mill-ewwel għax iġibu ruħhom bi ħlewwa ma’ kull minn jagħmluha, nies b’umoriżmu…
Folklor Malti… GĦODDA tal-IDEJN 25 Jun 202128 Jul 2021 GĦODDA TAL-MASTRUDAXXA, BENNEJJA u NIES TAS-SNAJJA’ OĦRA Fl-1956, Captain Paul Bugeja ppublika ktieb jismu, Kif Titkellem bl’Ingliż - Dizzjunarju Malti-Ingliż. Dan il-ktieb kien intenzjonat biex dawk l-eluf ta’ Maltin li dak iż-żmien kienu…
English read ...… NEO-CLASSICAL architecture in 19th century MALTA 18 Jun 202129 Jun 2021 Interest in Neo-classicism started in earnest as from the second half of the 18th century, especially after the discoveries of Pompeii and Herculaneum. All over Europe, but especially in Britain…
English read ...… Transport in early British Malta (c. 1830 – 1840) 20 May 202121 May 2021 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…
English read ...… How the Maltese made merry in the 19th century 29 Apr 20216 May 2021 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…
English read ...… MALTA’s BLITZ – APRIL 1942 9 Apr 202114 Sep 2021 MALTA’s WAR THE APRIL BLITZ OF 1942 The ‘Battle for Malta’ in World War II commenced on June 10, 1940, once Mussolini declared war on France and Britain. Malta, then a…
English read ...… Women in Maltese Folklore 31 Mar 202127 Apr 2021 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 20213 Apr 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 20213 Apr 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…
English read ...… CHURCHILL and MALTA 12 Mar 202127 Apr 2021 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…
Folklor Malti… Il-Bandu tal-Karnival (1722 – 1725) 12 Feb 202128 Apr 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…
Folklor Malti… AĦNA L-MALTIN 29 Jan 202129 Mar 2021 AĦNA L-MALTIN Ħarsa kemxejn qarsa lejn il-karattru Malti Din il-website ser tagħlaq sentejn. Kull meta ktibt u ppublikajt artikli dawn dejjem kienu dwar l-istorja u l-folklor tal-gżejjer Maltin. Għaldaqstant, aktar iva…
Folklor Malti… Il-BANDIERA MALTIJA – bejn leġġendi u fatti 8 Jan 202116 Jan 2021 Informazzjoni dwar kif inħolqot l-bandiera ta' Malta matul is-sekli - skont il-kitbiet imxerrda li sibt fuq is-suġġett. Ikklikkja hawn biex tmur fuq il-homepage: https://kliemustorja.com/ Sal-lum, ħafna għadhom jemmnu li l-kuluri…
Folklor Malti… Qwiel li fihom jissemma l-Milied 19 Dec 202027 Apr 2021 A * B * Ċ * C * D * E * F * Ġ * G * GĦ * H * Ħ…
English read ...… Maltese SPICES and HERBS 27 Nov 202027 Apr 2021 Traditional Maltese Spices and Herbs When it comes to distinguishing herbs from spices we tend to confuse which is which. Indeed, while both spices and herbs are derived from plants, each…
English read ...… Are the Maltese superstitious? 16 Oct 202029 Mar 2021 https://www.amazon.com/s?k=maltese+humor+but+seriously&i=stripbooks-intl-ship&dc&ref=a9_sc_1A * B * Ċ * C * D * E * F * Ġ * G * GĦ * H * Ħ * …
birgu… September’s Triumphs in Maltese History 4 Sep 202016 Jan 2021 A * B * Ċ * C * D * E * F * Ġ * G * GĦ * H * Ħ * …
