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 202123 Nov 2024 GĦODDA TAN-NIES TAS-SNAJJA’ Fl-1956, Captain Paul Bugeja ippublika 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 jemigraw…
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…
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 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… 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 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… MALTA’s BLITZ – APRIL 1942 9 Apr 202126 Mar 2023 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 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…
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…
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…
Folklor Malti… AĦNA L-MALTIN 29 Jan 202117 Aug 2024 AĦNA L-MALTIN Ħarsa kemxejn qarsa lejn il-karattru Malti Tista' tgħid li kull meta ktibt artikli fuq din il-website dawn dejjem kienu dwar l-istorja u l-folklor tal-gżejjer Maltin. Għaldaqstant, aktar…
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