Inside Xagħra’s Jesus the Nazarene Feast: Gozo’s Moving Spring Spectacle
Village brass bands strike up a triumphant march at 7:30 a.m., fireworks crackle over Gozo’s earliest light, and the scent of freshly baked qagħaq…
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Eyes Down, Spirits High: Malta’s Mega-Tombola Takes Over Valletta in Explosive Night of Nostalgia and €15k Jackpot
Watch: Eyes down, spirits high as thousands flock to tombola night By our staff reporter Valletta’s Republic Street echoed with the percussive clatter of…
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Vanishing Malta: The real-life magic trick erasing islands’ heritage overnight
Now you see it, now you don’t – the phrase that once belonged to circus magicians has become the unofficial soundtrack to Maltese life in 2024. One week a…
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Malta Stops to Say Grazzi: The Night Valletta Honoured Unsung Festa Legend Carmel Micallef
Carmel Micallef’s name does not ring out from billboards or political podiums, yet walk into any village fête from Żejtun to Żurrieq this summer and you…
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Inside Mellieħa’s Marian Heart: How the Feast of Our Lady Pulls All of Malta Home
Feast of Our Lady of Mellieħa: How One Tiny Shrine Unites an Entire Nation By Hot Malta staff MELLIEĻA – At 5:45 a.m. On 8 September the narrow road that…
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Malta Prays: Padre Pio Feast Fills Churches and Hearts Across the Islands
Malta Unites in Prayer: Padre Pio’s Liturgical Feast Draws Hundreds to Churches Across the Islands Tuesday morning dawned with a sense of quiet reverence…
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Gozo Saints Go Global: New MaltaPost Stamps Put Festa Statues on Every Envelope
Gozo’s Stone Saints Go Postal: New MaltaPost Festa Stamps Celebrate Island’s Living Tradition Victor Camilleri’s garage in Xagħra smells of paraffin and…
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Valletta Rings Again: Inside Il-Beżżul Bieżel, Malta’s New Resident-First Street Festival
Valletta’s Republic Street was already sticky with September heat when the first “beżżul” rang out. By 11:00 a.m. The traditional wooden…
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Gozo’s Soul on Parade: Inside Victoria’s Explosive Feast of Our Lady of Divine Grace
Feast of Our Lady of Divine Grace fills Victoria with incense, brass and Gozitan pride By Antoine Zammit VICTORIA, GOZO – The narrow flag-strewn streets…
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‘Għalina li għadna hinn!’: How Mildred’s last balcony selfie united Malta in shared joy and sudden loss
Watch: Mildred’s last selfie of joy before death struck – a Valetta balcony that now breaks hearts island-wide VALLETTA – In the golden hour of last…
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Sky-High Bread & Belly Laughs: Inside Valletta’s Wildest Food Festival, Il-Beżżul Bieżel 2025
Il-Beżżul Bieżel – September 7, 2025: The Day Valletta’s Streets Became a Living Carnival At 6:47 a.m. On Sunday, 7 September 2025, the bronze tongue of…
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For love of country
For love of country – in Malta, the phrase is never abstract. It echoes from honey-coloured bastions at sunset, flickers on festa fireworks over Għaxaq,…
