Christmas in Malta

Although Christmas is celebrated throughout Europe, Malta has its own way of celebrating holidays. This article provides some examples of traditions in Malta and what you can do in this moment of celebration.

Christmas traditions in Malta

Malta is a Catholic country and very devoted to it. The holiday season brings lights and prayer. 'Merry Christmas' in Maltese is "Il-it-Milied Tajjeb', and during thisTime of the year, the roads and roundabouts all over the Maltese Islands are decorated with colored lights and nativity scenes. The families are dressed in Christmas trees and decorations, and churches are decorated inside and completely!

Cribs with cribs, as Presepji "are mentioned often, both within the family and local churches. It is said that the nobles were the first cradles introduced to the island with rich Italian, but they were veryunpopular. As her popularity grew, they began to be viewed by them and the locals. The very first Maltese crib, in fact, believed to be in the church of the Dominicans in 1617! Features Italian Maltese began to replace local ones (like the most obvious flour windmill) and that the figures pasture filled the Nativity, known as "were also carried out. Today, various items are made by hand Everything set for the public in the villages.

It isTraditional - taught to schoolchildren at a young age - wheat, corn, canary seed, as gulbiena ', to buffer a few weeks to sow before Christmas known These are kept in the dark until the sprouts of grass seed is capable of producing like once fully developed .. they are used to put the crib next to decorate statues of Baby Jesus.

Schools hold Christmas concerts, before the Christmas holidays mentioned topics, the stories of the Nativity, Santa Claus, theEpiphany or Baboushka for example. The birth of the Festival in the local churches approved 11 clock on Christmas Eve, followed by midnight mass to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. A Maltese tradition, begun in 1883 by Sapiano Altar Boy George is in the preaching of the Child, the Maltese is known as "The Tat-Priedka Tifel. 'This gives a guy or girl of preaching to the people after having learned by heart, a process , may take 4 or 5 weeks. Children can open their gifts(Link to them from Santa Claus or Father Christmas), the next day, on Christmas Day.

Traditionally, the Maltese eating a big Christmas Turkey, which was taken from the woman of the house, baked in the pub, a bowl full of vegetables and potatoes. What desert, was "'ring followed honey or eaten a chestnut soup and cocoa known as tal-tal-Ghazal Imbuljuta Qastan Qaghaq"' l '. Turkey Today, Christmas cakes, puddings and mince pies are very popular, while inheritedthe British colonial period. Italian panettone is also very popular. In addition to traditional cooking at home, there are several good restaurants in Malta, offering the traditional meal on Christmas Day

What can you do during your stay in Malta

After all the Christmas shopping is done - the most popular shopping area is that of the Sliema promenade and High Street, Valletta, which are also decorated with lights and playing Christmas carols - theMaltese team to open the bags again, this time as an act of charity. held for the past few years a program called L-Istrina was a marathon 12-hour closed from noon to midnight, with entertainment and local auctions as well as the phone-in, the profits donated to charities selected island packed. This has become a real part of Christmas for most of the Maltese who donate voluntarily, so that up to Lm1.3 million euro (over 3 million ¬)in 2005.

In terms of entertainment, is the production of Malta's most popular Christmas pantomime, which in the past 30 years by a local amateur theater group Company (mADC) was at the National Theatre, the Manoel Theatre in Valletta, however. This year the traditional mADC current collector, said Sinbad, the tailor, the Malta Fairs and Convention Centre and a new pantomime from a company other than Masquearde Theatre Company at the National Theatre are staged move known, the natureJack and the Beanstalk. These glasses include a variety of view is, games and candy for children, adult jokes and make fun of local politicians and personalities.

Apart from the pantomime, deals with two other children in the village of Ta 'Qali Christmas and Santa's Toy Town are. In Ta 'Qali, the area that will become an airfield during the Second World War has since been converted into a recreational park, which offers an ideal place for picnics and weekend afternoons. During 'December for almost 2 weeks and this is transformed in the same area a "Village Christmas" with a lot of fun for the whole family. A Popeye Village Fun Park, Mellieha, is an area of Santa's toys converted Town, where children can watch more than 200 animated elves make toys for Santa to see that children around the world on Christmas Eve to deliver games , Malta's largest nativity scene, Clock Puppet Theater and enjoy a fun meal.