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Christmas in Malta
Although Christmas is celebrated throughout Europe, Malta has its own special way to celebrate your holiday season. This article gives you some ideas of the traditions in Malta and what you can do in this celebratory moment.
Christmas traditions in Malta
Malta is a Catholic country, and dedicated one at that. The Christmas season brings the bright lights on and prayer. 'Merry Christmas' in Maltese is "Il-miliary-Tajjeb! "And during This time of year the streets and roundabouts around the Maltese islands are decorated with colored lights and nativity scenes. Private houses are dressed with ornaments and trees Christmas, and churches are well decorated, inside and out!
Cots contain scenes of the Nativity, known as "Presepji 'are very common, both in private homes and within local churches. Cots are said to be first introduced to the island for the wealthy Italian nobles, but were very unpopular. As their popularity grew, he began to be made and displayed in its own premises. The first true cradle of Malta, in fact, is believed to be the one shown in the Church of Dominican Fathers in 1617! Characteristics of Malta began to replace the Italians (as the flour mill, still evident) and pictures that filled the cribs, known as 'pasturi' also were made by locals. Today, various forms of hand-made cribs are configured for the public in the villages.
This is traditional – teaches children from school at an early age – to plant corn, wheat and canary seed, known as' gulbiena, sticks cotton in a few weeks before Christmas. They are left in the dark until the production of white grass seed sprouts. Once they are fully grown, used to decorate the home or placed beside the statues of Baby Jesus.
Schools perform Christmas concerts before the start of the holiday containing Christmas themes on the stories of Christmas, Santa Claus, the Kings or the Baboushka for example. Christmas pageants at local churches are promulgated at 11 pm on Christmas Eve followed by midnight mass to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. A Maltese tradition begun by George Sapiano altar boy in 1883 is the preaching of the child, known in Maltese as' Il-Tat-Tifel Priedka. Here, a boy or a girl gives a sermon to the people after learning of memory, a process that can take until 4 or 5 weeks. Small children can then open his presents (left to them by Santa Claus) on the day following Christmas Day.
Traditionally, the Maltese Christmas dinner including a big turkey was taken by the woman of the house to be baked at the local bakery, a plateful of vegetables and potatoes. As for the desert, 'as Qaghaq-Ghasel ate' or ring of honey, followed by cocoa and chestnut soup known as such -Qast Imbuljuta. Today, the Christmas turkey, pies, puddings and mince pies are popular, inherited during the British colonial period. Italian Panettone is also very popular. In addition to traditional home cooking there are several excellent restaurants in Malta that offer traditional Christmas Day lunch.
Things you can do during your holiday in Malta
After all the Christmas shopping is done – the most popular shopping areas is the Sliema seafront and the High Street Valletta is also decorated with lights and playing Christmas songs – the team of the Maltese population to open their pockets once again, this both as an act of charity. In recent years a program called L-Istrina has conducted, including a marathon 12 hours from noon until midnight filled local entertainment and auctions, as well as telephone lines, whose profits will be donated to selected charities in the island. This has become a real part of Christmas for most of the Maltese who donate voluntarily renouncing Lm1.3 million (over € 3 million) in 2005.
With regard to entertainment, production is Malta's most popular Christmas pantomime for the past 30 years, has been organized by a local company amateur dramatic (the MADC) in the National Theater, the Manoel Theater in Valletta. This year the traditional MADC pantomime, Sinbad the Tailor being, has moved to Malta Fairs and Convention Center and a new pantomime to be hosted by another company known as Masquearde Theater Company at the National Theater, which is Jack and the Beanstalk. These shows include a lot of visual goodies, games and candy for children, adult jokes and making fun politicians and local celebrities.
Apart from the pantomime, two gifts for children are Qali Ta 'Toys Christmas village and the Holy City. In Ta 'Qali, the area used to be an airfield during World War 2 has been converted into a recreational park offers an ideal place for a picnic and on weekend afternoons. During the month of December, almost 2 weeks, this same area is transformed into a "Village Christmas", with entertainment for the whole family. In the Popeye Village Fun Park in Mellieha, a space becomes the Holy City of toys where children can see more than 200 animated elves prepare the toys that Santa will deliver to children around the world on Christmas Eve, play games, watch Malta's largest crib, see puppet shows and enjoy a fun meal.
About the Author
About the Author:
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