A photograph by S.L.Cassar, taken around 1910, showing siblings Emmanuel and Mary Xuereb in carnival costume as Żepp and Grezz, stereotypical village man and his wife.
Maltese folklore is the folk tradition which has developed in Malta over the centuries, and expresses the cultural identity of the Maltese people. Maltese folklore, traditions and legends still live in the minds of the older-generations, and these are slowly being studied and categorized, like any other European tradition. A number of national and international folklore festivals are undertaken on an annual basis, some of which are under the patronage of the National Folklore Commission and the Ministry for Culture and the Arts. Notably, every December the Malta International Folk Festival is staged in Valletta, with delegates from countries around the World.
Maltesefolklore is the folk tradition which has developed in Malta over the centuries, and expresses the cultural identity of the Maltese people. Maltese...
The Maltese (Maltese: Maltin) people are an ethnic group native to Malta who speak Maltese, a Semitic language and share a common culture and Maltese history...
of Malta, Sicily and Southern Italy by the Aghlabids. It is presently evident in the names of various Maltese towns and villages and in the Maltese language...
Customs", in Studies in MalteseFolklore Archived 7 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine, Malta University Press (1992). "Maltese Traditions: Il-Quċċija"...
Carnival (Maltese: il-Karnival ta' Malta) has had an important place on the Maltese cultural calendar for just under five centuries, having been celebrated...
which is either a form of the Maltese word for 'worship', or an archaic form of the word meaning 'standing'. Maltesefolklore describes giants as having...
of Maltese to reach a wider audience as he believed that non-Maltese people and non-Maltese speakers would still have an interest in Maltesefolklore. He...
Pace brothers) to have introduced cinema in Malta and to have created the first recordings of Maltesefolklore music in 1931, when he accompanied local folk...
Emigration from Malta or the Maltese diaspora consists of Maltese people and their lineal descendants who emigrated from Malta. It was an important demographic...
one generation to the next, are part of the Paschal celebrations in the Maltese Islands. Ash Wednesday, which is pronounced as (Ras ir-Randan) is the first...
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of Christianity from the late 9th to the 11th century on the Maltese Islands – the Maltese must have integrated into the new Arab Islamic society. The...
Maltese cuisine reflects Maltese history; it shows strong Italian influences as well as influences from Spanish, French, Provençal, and other Mediterranean...
a Maltese priest named Giuseppe Vella even generated forged Arabic documents. Other prominent Maltese subsequently contributed to popular folklore and...
traditionally acclaimed as the first Bishop of Malta. According to Maltesefolklore, Publius supposedly lived in Malta and at one point received the Apostle Paul...
Canadian folklore is the traditional material that Canadians pass down from generation to generation, either as oral literature or "by custom or practice"...
Folklore of Italy refers to the folklore and urban legends of Italy. Within the Italian territory, various peoples have followed one another over time...
William Apap (26 June 1918 – 3 February 1970) was a Maltese artist. He was born in Valletta, Malta, on 26 June 1918. He was the youngest member of a family...
Christians of Malta from oppressive Muslim rule, and this concept entered Maltese tradition and folklore. The idea of a surviving Maltese Christian population...
October 1930 – 8 September 2021) was a Maltese writer on natural history and folklore. Lanfranco was born in Sliema, Malta, on 18 October 1930. He was educated...
rabbit) is a staple of Maltese cuisine. The dish was presented to the island's Grandmasters of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, as well as Renaissance...
carols. Cassar-Pullicino, Joseph (1992). Studies in MalteseFolklore (2nd ed.). University of Malta. p. 41. Rossitto, Andrea (23 December 2021). "100th...
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