Articles in English… PALAZZO FALSON – A Jewel of Mdina 1 Dec 20221 Dec 2022 PALAZZO FALSON (a.k.a.) THE NORMAN HOUSE Cover photo: Courtesy of Malta Tourism Authority (Peter Vaniscek) Amongst the many residential buildings of old in Mdina, none stands out more conspicuous…
maltese history… iċ-ĊITTADELLA – l-istorja tagħha 3 Nov 20229 Nov 2022 IĊ-ĊITTADELLA STORJA TA’ BELT-FORTIZZA Dik li llum ngħidulha ċ-Ċittadella fl-antik kienet magħrufa b’diversi ismijiet oħra, fosthom, il-Belt, l-Imdina, jew sempliċiment, is-Sur. Imbagħad m’mod x’aktarx uffiċjali kienet tissejjaħ wkoll, il Gran Castello. Illum…
Articles in English… MALTA in the 19th CENTURY 22 Sep 202222 Sep 2022 BRITISH MALTA During the 19th century The early years The British hoisted the Union Jack for the first time in Malta at Bieb il-Bombi, Floriana, once the French were…
Articles in English… Valletta’s Porta Reale 4 Aug 202230 Aug 2022 VALLETTA'S PUTIRJAL On Thursday, March 28, 1565, at 11.18 a.m., Grand Master Jean Parisot de Valette, while surrounded by his entourage and in the presence of the bishop of Malta, laid…
Feasts… RELIKWI u KORPI SANTI 21 Jul 202230 Aug 2022 RELIKWI u KORPI SANTI f’Malta Kulħadd sama’ bl-istorja ta’ kif Santa Liena, omm l-Imperatur Kostantinu, fis-sena 226 W.K., sabet is-salib li fuqu kien imsallab Kristu. Ftit wara li…
Articles in English… How Coffee Gained Popularity in Malta 6 Jul 202230 Aug 2022 The History of Coffee in Malta The coffee plant knows its origins in Ethiopia. During the fifteenth century, the plant began to be cultivated in Yemen and Saudi Arabia where coffee was roasted…
kultura… Il-Knisja f’Malta matul is-sekli 26 May 202231 Aug 2022 Il-Knisja f’Malta matul is-sekli Il-bidu tal-Kristjaneżmu f’Malta Fl-Atti tal-Appostli, Kapitlu 28, naqraw li wara li l-bastiment li kien qed jivvjaġġa fuqu San Pawl inkalja fuq skoll fil-gżejjer Maltin, hu…
Articles in English… EARTHQUAKES and TSUNAMIS 19 May 20222 Sep 2022 Earthquakes and Tsunamis in and around Malta It is not uncommon for earth tremors to be felt in the Maltese islands. Many pass unnoticed and are only registered by the University’s seismic measuring…
Articles in English… MALTA AS SEEN BY FOREIGNERS 28 Apr 202231 Aug 2022 MALTA as seen by foreigners Malta, located as it is in the centre of the Mediterranean served many a time as a haven that provided a momentary respite for voyagers…
birgu… L-inkwiżizzjoni f’Malta 17 Mar 20222 Sep 2022 L-Inkwiżizzjoni f’Malta u l-Palazz fil-Birgu Introduzzjoni Is-Santa Sede f’Ruma stabbilit l-inkwiżizzjoni fl-1542, bil-bolla papali, Licet ab Intitio, bħala ritaljazzjoni kontra l-Protestanteżmu u l-ereżiji maħluqa minn individwi fi ħdan il-Knisja Kattolika. Bil-mod…
Folklor Malti… GANDLORA 1 Feb 20222 Sep 2022 Iċ-Ċelebrazzjoni tal-Gandlora f'Malta Tifsira tal-Gandlora Din il-festa tfakkar il-’Preżentazzjoni ta’ Ġesù fit-Tempju’. Skont il-liġi Ebrajka l-ewwel wild kellu jkun ippreżentat fit-tempju wara erbgħin jum mit-twelid tiegħu. Biss,…
Folklor Malti… ANNIMALI tal-IRZIEZET 21 Oct 202121 Nov 2021 ANNIMALI TAL-IRZIEZET u kliem marbut magħhom Fl-istorja, ‘Il-gideb għomru qasir’, Temi Zammit jieħu l-opportunità biex barra li jirrakkonta storja żgħira, ħelwa u umoristika, jgħallem lill-qarrejja tiegħu dwar kliem li fi żmienu…
Folklor Malti… FRENĊ TAL-GĦARB (1892 – 1967) 3 Sep 20212 Sep 2022 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 kiber baqa’ jagħmel…
Folklor Malti… ARKITETTURA EKKLEŻJASTIKA 15 Jul 202121 Nov 2021 TERMINI TAL- ARKITETTURA EKKLEŻJASTIKA ARKITRAV Il-blata, jew il-filata wiesgħa u mimduda fit-tul tagħha li tistrieħ fuq il-kapitelli u l-frontispizju, u li taqsam min-naħa għall-oħra tal-faċċata tal-knisja. ARZELLA Arkata…
Folklor Malti… GĦODDA tal-IDEJN 25 Jun 202126 Dec 2022 GĦODDA TAL-MASTRUDAXXA, BENNEJJA u NIES TAS-SNAJJA’ OĦRAFl-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 qed…
Articles in English… NEO-CLASSICAL architecture in 19th century MALTA 18 Jun 20218 Aug 2022 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…
historic origin of words… KORDIN – aktar minn 5000 sena ta’ storja 10 Jun 202121 Nov 2021 L-INĦAWI ta’ KORDIN b’aktar minn 5000 sena ta' storja L-isem ta’ Kordin illum huwa assoċjat l-aktar mal-ħabs ċivili li nbena fl-1850. Dan jindika li l-art magħrufa bħala 'Kordin' kienet…
Articles in English… SEA TRANSPORT BETWEEN THE HARBOUR TOWNS (1830’s) 27 May 20212 Feb 2022 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,…
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