Articles in English… THE GREAT SIEGE – 1565 7 Sep 202131 May 2026 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 202131 May 2026 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 202131 May 2026 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 inventiv…
Folklor Malti… LBIES u AĊĊESSORJI 11 Aug 202131 May 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 202131 May 2026 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 202131 May 2026 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 202131 May 2026 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 żviluppat din…
Folklor Malti… GĦODDA tal-IDEJN 25 Jun 202131 May 2026 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 202131 May 2026 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 202131 May 2026 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 202131 May 2026 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 fil-qosor. Jekk…
Articles in English… SEA TRANSPORT BETWEEN THE HARBOUR TOWNS (1830’s) 27 May 202131 May 2026 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 202131 May 2026 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 202131 May 2026 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 202131 May 2026 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 ukoll…
Articles in English… How the Maltese made merry in the 19th century 29 Apr 202131 May 2026 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 the…
Folklor Malti… L-Akwadott ta’ Wignacourt 21 Apr 202131 May 2026 A * B * Ċ * C * D * E * F * Ġ * G * GĦ * H * Ħ * …
Folklor Malti… Xi IDJOMI bi STORJA 16 Apr 202131 May 2026 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 202131 May 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 202131 May 2026 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…
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