Malta Celebrates Exaltation of the Cross: Ancient Rituals, TikTok Virals and 8,000 Faithful in Żejtun
Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross: How Malta’s Bells, Processions and Pastizzi-Scented Pews Marked September 14 By 6 a.m. on Sunday, the narrow streets of Żejtun were already humming. Elderly women in black lace veils balanced trays of ħobż biż-żejt and kinnie on doorsteps, while altar boys in crimson cassocks rehearsed their swing of…