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Ir-Regatta is an important tradition for us Maltese. This is a traditional boat race that takes place on September 8th and 31st March to commemorate these two National Days. This event is celebrated at the spectacular setting of the Grand Harbour. There would be different boat races of different categories (depending on the size of the boat and the number of rowers). The best rowing crews who win the race are awarded a trophy and the team who wins the most is given a shield. You can watch it in person (from the bastions of Valletta or the Three Cities) or on television. The distance to row is 1,040 metres. The Regatta began in 1818.
Link to video of the Regatta:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62wPPY6p6YI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2PiEUTopbg

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Carnival by Francesca Grech and Mattias Chetcuti

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Carnival by Francesca Grech and Mattias Chetcuti

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Carnival lasts 4 days and it comes just before the beginning of Lent. The main carnival activities are celebrated in Valletta. People in Malta celebrate Carnival in various ways, these include masked balls, fancy dress and grotesque mask competitions, lavish late-night parties, a colourful, ticker-tape parade of allegorical floats presided over by King Carnival marching bands and costumed revellers.

We have traditional sweets like ‘perlini’ which are almonds covered with a sweet layer of hard and coloured sugar and ‘prinjolata’. This is made out of pieces of cake mixed with sweet cream, covered in white chocolate, pine nuts, glazed cherries and a drizzle of dairy chocolate. The costumes are greatly decorated, rainbow colours and lots of glitters. These are all hand made.

Link to video of Carnival celebrations in Valletta:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TZUyeEWdoQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYAOjbMq-Rc

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This is a very solemn day. On this day we remember the death of Jesus Christ. In some parishes there are processions with statues that represent the passion of Jesus Christ and people who dress up as characters from the Bible. Other parishes re-enact pageants (plays) of the passion of Jesus. Good Friday is a mourning day.
Link to video of one Good Friday  procession:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvvcLGWkyE8

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Parish Feasts by Dean Craig Pickard and Kayzen Zammit

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Parish Feasts by Dean Craig Pickard and Kayzen Zammit

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Every parish in Malta is dedicated to a saint. In Summer it is tradition to celebrate the feast of that saint. The streets and the Church are decorated with statues and pavaljuni; The local banda plays hymns and marches; there are traditional food like qubbajt and mqaret (sweets) and in the evening there are fireworks. It is always a beautiful atmosphere and many tourists come to see the feasts. In San Gwann we celebrate Our Lady of Lourdes.

Link to a video of a Maltese Festa:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHAxqb2xBms
The Picture is the festa in San Gwann

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Il-Quċċija by Elisa Scerri and Rebecca Sofie Sandoey

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Il-Quċċija by Elisa Scerri and Rebecca Sofie Sandoey

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Il-Quċċija is a sweet Maltese tradition many parents celebrate when the infant turns 1 year old. This ceremony takes place at the child's home. Members of the family gather to witness this ceremony. They sit the infant on the floor with a few objects a few metres away in front of him/ her. These objects include items like a pen, money, a rosary, a wooden spoon, an egg and other things. Each item represents a different walk of life/jobs. They say whatever the infant picks up first would be the job he/ she would choose in his/ her adulthood. For example, if the infant picks up a spoon, he/ she wants to be a cook; or if she picks up a hairbrush, he/ she wants to be a hairdresser/ barber; etc.
Link to a video that shows a quċċija:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRYUgXsmxY4&t=95s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHqCV4c3JAo
Picture: Elisa's quċċija :)

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Martina Dimech interviewed her grandmother Michelle who lived through 1960-1980 an important period of change for Malta.

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Michelle Dimech - interview about National Days

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1960 - 2000 is a very important period for Malta. It's a period of transition ... the final steps to the change from a foreign colony to an independent country. Francesca Grech interviewed her grandfather who lived through all this period of change.

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Most tourists come to Malta for our beaches. These are the best ones according to us.

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Places every tourist should visit when in Malta.

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Jethro makes Spaghetti with Rabbit Sauce

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Jethro makes Spaghetti with Rabbit Sauce

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He had fun making this typical Maltese dish.

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Take a look at our book of a few typical Maltese recipes

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A book with some of the delicious Maltese traditional food

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A little tour around our village

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Argyris made this dessert in the  time of quarantine

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Argyris made this dessert in the  time of quarantine

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It is very tasty dessert as Argyris said to us

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We couldn't sing for you ... so instead we read some poems for you

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ΟΜΟΡΦΙΕΣ ΤΗΣ ΧΩΡΑΣ ΜΑΣ

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Πορτοκαλόπιτα, 5th Footstep, Out of Eden Learn, 2017-18

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"Loukoumades". This is Christmas' dessert.

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"Loukoumades". This is Christmas' dessert.

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Odyssea Elyti's poem speak about the Greece's beuties

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Odyssea Elyti's poem speak about the Greece's beuties

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ΠΟΙΗΜΑ ΤΟΥ ΟΔΥΣΣΕΑ ΕΛΥΤΗ ΓΙΑ ΤΙΣ ΟΜΟΡΦΙΕΣ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΑΣ

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At the night of TsiknoThursday we continued the party. We danced, ate and celebrated all together children, parents and teachers.

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At the night of TsiknoThursday we continued the party. We danced, ate and celebrated all together children, parents and teachers.

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Class St'3. A song for you "Ax, vre, paliomisoforia", a tradinional song.

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Class St'3. A song for you "Ax, vre, paliomisoforia", a tradinional song.

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Αντίγραφο του βίντεο AΠΟΚΡΙΕΣ

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Το παραδοσιακό μας φαγητό,

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Αντίγραφο του βίντεο Beautiful moments with Mrs, Dimopoulos

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Decade 1990 2000 and many questions from the children

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Mrs Dimopoulos used

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Mrs, Dimopoulos said very interesting things

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17 of November 1973, a very important date for Greek people

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17 of November 1973, a very important date for Greek people

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17 Νοεμβρίου