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    Sea Salt Harvesting
    • Jul 12, 2021

    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...
    Ephemeral Art with Natural Materials
    • Oct 30, 2019

    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
    • Sep 26, 2019

    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
    • Sep 25, 2019

    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...
    The practical implementation of Stereotomy
    • May 20, 2019

    The practical implementation of Stereotomy

    From the earliest times in history, people have always built, sometimes small constructions but sometimes great buildings, using huge ...
    The Practice of Falconry
    • Mar 11, 2019

    The Practice of Falconry

    The practice of falconry was already well established in 1239 and this ties in with the issue of bird names and language. Semitic origin...
    Għażżiela
    • Jun 27, 2018

    Għażżiela

    The making and faith in the ‘Għażżiela’ (oven baked dough with the initials of the name of Our Lady) is traditionally used as a...
    Brilli
    • Jun 25, 2018

    Brilli

    Brilli are two traditional games played in Gozo, which continue to draw interest from locals. Research conducted through participant...
    Maltese Lace Making - Bizzilla
    • Jun 23, 2018

    Maltese Lace Making - Bizzilla

    The art of lace making is popular in both Malta and Gozo, although Gozo. Its rootscan be traced from the cotton trade of the Maltese...
    Għana: Malta’s Folksong
    • Jun 22, 2018

    Għana: Malta’s Folksong

    Għana is a performative art, transmitted trhough generations in Maltese archipelago, including sung poetry and music. The origin of...
    Gold Embroidery
    • Jun 21, 2018

    Gold Embroidery

    Gold embroidery originated in Asia and has been used for many centuries and it is widespread in many countries. In Malta, there is a...
    Il-Ftira, the culinary art and culture of flattened sourdough bread in Malta
    • Jun 20, 2018

    Il-Ftira, the culinary art and culture of flattened sourdough bread in Malta

    Ftira is a small sourdough bread commonly consumed in the Maltese archipelago. Maltese people eat filled ftira regularly as a daily snack...
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