Folklor Malti… IL-PIKE – C. Colombos 20 Aug 202124 Feb 2022 COSTANTINO COLOMBOSIL-PIKEKultant 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 inventiv li joħroġ…
Folklor Malti… LBIES u AĊĊESSORJI 11 Aug 202127 Jan 2026 LBIES u AĊĊESORJI TRADIZZJONALI (u oħrajn mhux daqstant antiki) u termini relatati ANTAĊĊOLI L-istess bħal XANTILJUN. Buttuni żgħar tal-metall u jleqqu, li jintużaw bosta drabi fi kwantità, l-aktar fuq l-ilbies, bħala ornament. Illum l-antaċċoli…
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…
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…
Feasts… BNADAR TAL-FESTI 1 Jul 202121 Nov 2021 L-istorja tal- BNADAR TAL-FESTI bandalori u pavaljuni F’Malta teżisti namra qawwija tal-bnadar li ilha ġejja minn żmien l-antik. F’dan l-artiklu ser nagħti xi ħjiel dwar l-istorja ta’ kif…
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…
Folklor Malti… KLIEM DOPPJU SENS – it-tieni parti 2 Jun 202121 Nov 2021 DIN hi t-tieni parti tal-artiklu li kont ippupplikajt fuq l-istess website fit-8 ta’ Mejju dwar kliem li għandu aktar minn tifsira waħda. It-tifsiriet li qed jidhru hawn huma…
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,…
Folklor Malti… KLIEM DOPPJU SENS 6 May 202121 Nov 2021 KLIEM DOPPJU SENS (L-ewwel parti) F’dan l-artiklu qiegħed nelenka għażla ta’ kliem u t-tifsira tagħhom, meħuda l-aktar mit-tliet kotba tiegħi, Kliem u Storja, Ara X’Int tgħid, u Biex il-Kliem ikun Sew, kif…
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…
Uncategorized ENTERTAINMENT – Early British Period 9 Apr 202120 Feb 2026 ENTERTAINMENT in BRITISH MALTA (1800 - 1900) Sorrow and laughter In the early 19th century when the British military took over the islands of Malta and Gozo, the Maltese population had…
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…
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