Fifteen village feasts are left in September
August has 32 feasts, September has 15 and October has 8. Nine of September’s fall in the first eight days.
26 Aug 20262 minRead Fifteen village feasts are left in September
Feasts
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What September is like in Malta
The sea is warmer than in June, fifteen village feasts are still to come, and nothing switches to the winter timetable until…
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Nine dates carry five village feasts or more
The 134 feasts in Malta and Gozo fall on just 55 dates. Fifteen August and 26 July carry eight each.
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Fourteen public holidays, and when they fall at a weekend
Three of this year’s public holidays land on a Saturday or Sunday, and you do not lose them.
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Most villages have two band clubs, and they compete
Two clubs, two bands, two sets of colours and one village. The rivalry pays for the fireworks.
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Santa Marija is the biggest day of the year
Eight parishes hold their feast on 15 August, and the same date carries the convoy that kept Malta fed in 1942.
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The feast season runs from June to September
Fifty-eight of the hundred and thirty-four parish feasts in Malta and Gozo take place in July and August. November has only one.
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Maltese villages make their own fireworks
Village factories, volunteer crews and a year of work set off in a few nights, driven by the rivalry between clubs.
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Holy Week in Malta, and what happens on each day
Seven churches on the Thursday, funeral marches on the Friday, and statues run uphill on the Sunday.
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Malta runs two carnivals in the same week
One is an official daytime parade in Valletta. The other is an after-dark tradition in Nadur, and they are not interchangeable.
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The feast of St Paul’s Shipwreck is on 10 February
A public holiday, a procession through Valletta, and one of the very few large feasts that does not fall in summer.
12 Feb 20262 minRead The feast of St Paul’s Shipwreck is on 10 February