What is a ftira? So a few weeks ago I asked mum to show me how she makes her Gozitan ftira. My first one was a success – the fiance approved. My second go was last night for morning tea at work for Harmony Day. Initially when I was asked what traditional food I was going to bring, the word ‘ftira’…
I have been on hiatus for quite some time, all the while I have had Miss Malta in the back of my head with a million ideas for content and wanting to get back into it again. Unfortunately, life gets in the way of my spare time. My life in a nutshell in the last 18 months? We bought a…
Over the last couple of months I have come to know a bit more about buznannu Wigi. Earlier this year I found a passport application for his travel to Australia in 1915. I searched to find any record of him working here in Australia, but could not find anything. After confirming with my great aunt in Gozo that he did travel to…
Nostalgia; the feeling of desire to return in thought or to a former time in one’s life, to one’s home or homeland, or to one’s family and friends; a sentimental yearning for the happiness of a former place or time. The feeling of nostalgia I think best describes why I have such a strong passion for my heritage, my unconditional love for…
Originally posted on Prof. Maurice N. Cauchi:
For the vast majority of us, Maltese folk-singing (Għana) is at best a closed book, a genre which we cannot understand. At worst it is a monotonous wail practiced in backward villages in the past, and soon to disappear. In past centuries in Malta, Casha reflects, ‘Ghana was an expression of the common…
Mela se niprova nikteb posta bil-Malti. L-aħħar li ktibt posta kien xhur ilu. Dak, u għandi bżonn għall-prattika biex nikteb bil-Malti. Naħseb li se nagħmilha xi haġa frekwenti li nikteb bil-Malti fuq il-blog tiegħi. Forsi mhux se jkun Malti perfett, imma se nipprova. Għal dawk li qed jaqraw għall-ewwel darba il-blogg tiegħi, jiena twelidt hawn fl-Awstralja u il-Malti mhux l-ewwel ta’ lingwa tiegħi. Ommi…
Originally posted on MAYCNSW:
Our ‘Online Community’ – Our own ‘Little Malta’ In just under 2 years, we have managed to interest 3000 people to hit ‘like’ on our Facebook page. Our page has been up and running for as long as we have been together, since March of 2014. We share a range of things in relation to the Maltese…
Originally posted on MAYCNSW:
It’s been a while since MAYC has met to talk about what plans are next. We wanted to let you all know why we have been missing in action the past several months. As you can all appreciate, like you guys, we are all passionate about our heritage but we also have busy lives outside of giving…
I’m sure you are all aware of the world-famous Carnival in Rio de Janeiro on of the biggest carnivals in the world! But did you know that the Maltese Islands celebrate Carnival (in Maltese, Karnival) also? Did you know that Karnival celebrations on the Maltese Islands date back further than the first Carnival in Rio de Janeiro? The word carnival comes from…
It’s been a while since I’ve written an update on my family history findings – it’s been about 8 months! In the past couple of months I came across a new site, Archives Portal Europe, where I have since learnt that the National Archives Malta (NAM) are slowly making their archives available via this site. So far mostly only passport…
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