Sea Salt Harvesting The Maltese Salt Pans are unique and are passed on through family generations. Salt production is seasonal and occurs in Summer. Rock dug...
Marquetry Although wood is the most material used with inlays, there are other materials used in this trade/ tradition such as bones, mother of...
The art of Crib Making The crib building tradition in Malta was also kept alive by a few enthusiasts who built cribs and exhibited them to the public. Nativity...
The process of Lidna The material used for Liedna is plastic where different colors shapes and sizes are used depending on the occasion/feast. The process...
The making of Flags and Pavillions This tradition involves that pieces of fabric are sewn together with one another so that form the requested design. Sometimes the pattern...
Ganutell This craft goes back to our heritage where nuns worked such flowers in their monastery and with these beautiful flowers use to decorate...
Sea Salt Harvesting Salt harvesting is a seasonal activity carried out between June and September and it is very independent on weather conditions especially...
Ephemeral Art with Natural Materials Ephemeral art is often connected to traditional rituals aimed at marking the passage of time, celebrating the succession of seasons and...
Nicknames in Maltese Villages - Żejtun Nicknames are an oral practice, sometimes are given by friends or relatives, however, some of them are passed on by generations. Families...
The Traditional Maltese Village Feast The Traditional Maltese Festa in its present form emerged from the 19th century through the fusion of a number of existing traditions...
