kultura… Il-Knisja f’Malta matul is-sekli 26 May 202226 May 2022 Il-Knisja f’Malta matul s-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, u…
Articles in English… EARTHQUAKES and TSUNAMIS 19 May 202220 May 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 202229 Apr 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 20226 May 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 202211 Mar 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 202121 Nov 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… 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 202121 Nov 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…
Articles in English… NEO-CLASSICAL architecture in 19th century MALTA 18 Jun 20212 Feb 2022 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…
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,…
Articles in English… How the Maltese made merry in the 19th century 29 Apr 20212 Feb 2022 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… L-Akwadott ta’ Wignacourt 21 Apr 202121 Nov 2021 A * B * Ċ * C * D * E * F * Ġ * G * GĦ * H * Ħ * …
Folklor Malti… Xi IDJOMI bi STORJA 16 Apr 202121 Nov 2021 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,…
Articles in English… MALTA’s BLITZ – APRIL 1942 9 Apr 20212 Feb 2022 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 British…
Folklor Malti… MEDIĊINA u KURA TRADIZZJONALI 2 Apr 202121 Nov 2021 Wara li l-ġimgħa l-oħra qbadt mal-mard u termini relatati, ta’ min din id-darba nkompli fuq l-istess suġġett, biss b’angolu ieħor: dwar il-kura tradizzjonali ta’ ċertu l-mard. Kif diġà kont ktibt…
Articles in English… Women in Maltese Folklore 31 Mar 20212 Feb 2022 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…
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