Religious Feasts in Malta & Gozo 2006

Sliema2

2006-02-09 16:04:25

Hi everyone, this subject has been raised on a few occasions so I have posted a full list of Festa's in Malta and Ghawdex for 2006, have fun I know we will.

Regards
Sliema2

Date
Jan 29 Convertion of St Paul Mdina

Feb 10 St Paul Valletta

Mar 17 Jesus of Nazareth Sliema
Mar 19 St Joseph Rabat

Apr 07 Our Lady Of Sorrows Various Parishes
Apr 09 Palm Sunday Various Parishes
Apr 14 Good Friday Various Parishes
Apr 16 Easter (Rxoxt) Various Parishes
Apr 30 St Publius Floriana
Apr 30 Our Lady Of Liesse Valletta

May 03 Holy Cross B'Kara
May 07 St Joseph Ħamrun
May 07 St Augustine Valletta
May 22 St Rita Valletta
May 28 St Paul Munxar (Gozo)
May 28 Our Lady Of Fatima G'Manga
May 28 The Annunciation Tarxien

Jun 04 St. Anthony Of Padova B'Kara
Jun 04 St. Joseph Għaxaq
Jun 04 Corpus Christi Għasri (Gozo)
Jun 11 Holy Trinity Marsa
Jun 11 St Philip Żebbuġ
Jun 18 Corpus Christi Rabat
Jun 18 Our Lady Of The Lily Mqabba
Jun 18 St Catherine Żejtun
Jun 18 Sacred Heart of Jesus Fontana (Gozo)
Jun 25 Christ The Redeemer Senglea
Jun 25 St Nicholas Siġġiewi
Jun 25 St George Qormi
Jun 25 Our Lady Of Sac.Heart Burmarrad
Jun 25 St John Baptist Xewkija (Gozo)
Jun 29 St Peter & St Paul Mdina
Jun 29 St Peter & St Paul Nadur (Gozo)

Jul 02 Our Lady Of Lourdes Qrendi
Jul 02 Our Lady Of Sac. Heart Sliema
Jul 02 St Paul Rabat
Jul 02 Immaculate Conception Ħamrun
Jul 02 St Andrew Luqa
Jul 02 St Joseph The Worker B'Kara
Jul 02 Annunciation Balzan
Jul 02 Our Lady Of Mt. Carmel Fleur De Lys
Jul 02 The Visitation Għarb (Gozo)
Jul 02 Our Lady Of Mt. Carmel Fleur De Lys
Jul 09 St Joseph Kirkop
Jul 09 Our Lady Of Mt. Carmel Fgura
Jul 09 Our Lady Of Mt. Carmel Gżira
Jul 09 Our Lady of Perpet. Help Kerċem (Gozo)
Jul 16 Our Lady Of Mt. Carmel Valletta
Jul 16 St Sebastian Qormi
Jul 16 Our Lady Of Holy Doctrine Tarxien
Jul 16 St George Victoria (Gozo)
Jul 16 St Joseph Kalkara
Jul 23 St Joseph Msida
Jul 23 Our Lady Of Mt. Carmel Mdina
Jul 23 Our Lady Of Mt. Carmel Żurrieq
Jul 23 Christ The King Paola
Jul 23 St Margaret Sannat (Gozo)
Jul 30 St Joseph Żebbuġ
Jul 30 St. Venera St Venera
Jul 30 Our Lady Of Mt. Carmel Balluta
Jul 30 Our Lady Of Pompei M'Xlokk
Jul 30 St Anna Marsascala
Jul 30 Our Lady Of Sorrows St Paul's Bay
Jul 30 St Dominic Valletta
Jul 30 St Lawrence San Law. (Gozo)
Aug 06 Trans. Of Our Lord Lija
Aug 06 St Peter Birżebbuġa
Aug 06 Our Lady Of Lourdes San Ġwann
Aug 06 St Joseph Qala (Gozo)
Aug 10 St Lawrence Vittoriosa
Aug 13 St Gaetan Ħamrun
Aug 15 The Assm. Of Our Lady Għaxaq
Aug 15 The Assm. Of Our Lady Gudja
Aug 15 The Assm. Of Our Lady Mosta
Aug 15 The Assm. Of Our Lady Mqabba
Aug 15 The Assm. Of Our Lady Qrendi
Aug 15 The Assm. Of Our Lady Attard
Aug 15 The Assm. Of Our Lady Victoria (Gozo)
Aug 20 The Assm. Of Our Lady Dingli
Aug 20 The Assm. Of Our Lady Mġarr
Aug 20 Our Lady Of Lourdes Paola
Aug 20 Stella Maris Sliema
Aug 20 St. Helen B'Kara
Aug 20 The Assm. Of Our Lady Żebbuġ (Gozo)
Aug 27 St. Pius X Santa Luċija
Aug 27 St. Paul Safi
Aug 27 St. Julian St.Julian's
Aug 27 St. Dominic Vittoriosa
Aug 27 St. Joseph Manikata
Aug 27 St. Bartholomew Għargħur
Aug 27 Maria Regina Marsa
Aug 27 Our Lady of Loreto Għajnsielem (Gozo)

Sep 03 St. Gregory Sliema
Sep 03 St. Catherine Żurrieq
Sep 03 Our Lady Of The Girdle Rabat
Sep 08 The Nativity Of Our Lady Mellieħa
Sep 08 The Nativity Of Our Lady Senglea
Sep 08 The Nativity Of Our Lady Naxxar
Sep 08 The Nativity Of Our Lady Xagħra (Gozo)
Sep 10 Our Lady of Graces Żabbar
Sep 17 St. Leonard Kirkop

Oct 01 Our Lady of The Rosary Gudja
Oct 01 St Francis of Assisi Sliema
Oct 15 Our Lady of Good Health Rabat
Oct 29 Our Lady of The Girdle Gudja
Nov 11 Saint Martin Bahrija - Rabat
Nov 19 Feast of the Holy Cross Ta' Xbiex

Dec 08 Immaculate Conception Ibraġ
Dec 08 Immaculate Conception Cospicua
Dec 10 Immaculate Conception Rabat

Edited by Sliema2 2006-02-09 18:10:59

happychef

2006-02-09 16:46:07

Feast day's

Thanks sliema2 for the list. I cant't make up my mind whether to go to St Helens b'kara or stella maris. I have been to St. Helens for the last two years, what a great feast that is. Bruilliant fireworks set in a lovely old village.

As I work in a school I can't get to my favorite feast ,L-Lmnarja, I have only managed to get there once and much fun was had by all.

inselli ghalik

alan

Sliema2

2006-02-09 18:09:03

Hi Alan, as they are both being held over the same weekend you could spend time at each of them, don't forget that Birkirkara is only 15-20 mins or so from Sliema.

L-isbah Xewqat
Sliema2

the real holidaymaker

2006-02-09 20:04:08

Well what a lucky boy I am, I will be in Sliema on the 2nd of July and in Gzira on the 9th of July as well so I don't even have to go far to see two of them, yipeeeeeeeee. Good topic Sliea2.

Dave

Sliema2

2006-08-07 11:01:18

This seems relevant for here also http://www.maltacarnival.com/

sdwill

2006-08-07 18:04:15

carnival and festas

This is an informative site, tells you lots of information about the Festa season, the build up to it, culture behind it and what to expect!

Click the link for 'more information' and use mouse to scroll down

http://www.malteseislands.com/festas.asp#

Susan

Sliema2

2006-09-04 15:38:54

Well decisions decisions :roll:

, can't decide between Naxxar, Senglea or Zabbar for this weekend, I think it's between Naxxar and Senglea been to the Zabbar one and it's ok but fancy a new one, I think Senglea here we come, just can't get enough of the Cottonera :hyper

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L-isbah Xewqat (best wishes)
Sliema2

the real holidaymaker

2006-09-04 19:05:14

Hello again, I would like to offer a word of warning when going to one of these Festa's. In July we went to the Sliema one, held in the main street by the ferries. We stode by the band stand and as they set of the first set of fireworks they looked so good as they went strait up in the dark night sky, but what we and all the other people and the band did not know was that they came strait back down again, you have never seen so many people run for there lives as they landed in the band stand and the street still on fire. So just watch where you stand :twisted:

Dave

sdwill

2006-09-05 14:34:11

Festa

That sounds absolutely horrendous! :yikes

Can I recommend going to a Festa where the fireworks are let off from a barge situated offshore? Much safer! During July there was such a barge in Balluta Bay (we had a great view from the apartment) for the Festa there. I am sure there are several others that do it this way too.

Susan

Sliema2

2006-09-05 14:55:42

I disagree with you Susan, we have been to festas in Balluta where the fireworks are fired from a barge in the bay and it made no difference at all, there was all sorts of flaming debris showering down on to Tower Road all over people and buildings, it's not where they are fired from but the trajectory they are fired at, the best rule of thumb to apply is very simple, what goes up must come down :lol:

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Sliema2

sdwill

2006-09-05 15:02:01

Fireworks

I would have to say that you were very unlucky/it was very windy or the position of the barge has been changed to deal with this problem this year.

Ciao

Susan

Sliema2

2006-09-05 15:11:10

Nope It was a lovely still summers night and judging by the Sliema webcam the barge seems in an almost identical place to last time as it has to be for nautical purposes of course.

Caw
Sliema2

Sliema2

2006-09-06 06:51:21

Hi Susan, oddly enough I can tell the difference between Balluta and Marsamxett

, early this week the barge could be seen in Balluta bay on the Linguatime webcam, and this was confirmed to me by a friend in Kappara who drives past it every day, it has obviously been towed away.

Caw Sliema2

Sliema2

2006-09-06 07:03:25

Here is the link to said webcam, very good for watching feasts in the Sliema Tower Road / Ballutta / San Giljan areas http://www.linguatime.com/

sdwill

2006-09-06 07:06:30

Barge

What I was saying was that the barge was far enough out in the harbour this year so that the fireworks did NOT fall onto the streets. I know this because I sat and watched 2 lots of Festa fireworks being set off from the barge, none of them landed in the streets.

Therefore it is reasonable to assume that a display from an offshore barge may be safer if it is moored an adequate distance from the shore! :roll:

Ciao

Susan

Edited by sdwill 2006-09-06 11:08:47

sdwill

2006-09-06 12:11:29

Festa safety

FYI

http://www.independent.com.mt/news.asp?newsitemid=34456

Not a subject for humour or wind ups.

Ciao

Susan

Sliema2

2006-09-06 12:49:28

This has been a major health and safety issue in Malta for as long as I can remember, it's about time that regulations are being tightened up as to many families have been bereaved because of pyrotechnics, that is why they build fireworks factories in the countryside, in fact if I remember correctly one blew up on the outskirts of Siggiewi last year killing at least one person that I know of.

Caw
Sliema2

bhm2trev

2006-09-06 18:12:15

Well I have to say that as a chemist what worries me most is that all those pretty firework colours are brought to you by courtesy of the transition metal elements which have in many cases been proved to be toxic. eg lead is such a metal and can produce a very pale blue colour flame, but as most people know this metal, or should I say its ions, are toxic

In any research lab, folks are more than careful when handling some of the compounds containing these metals because of the slow build up poisoning effect they have. Some colleagues I know refuse to eat mussels and other filter feeding molluscs because they actually concentrate these 'heavy' metals in their body! Who knows what effect breathing the firework smoke too much may have on your long term health.

Sorry to put a damper on things but I like watching the festa fireworks and I shall still go to see them. I suppose some relatively low level exposure can't do too much harm since we probably are exposed to some levels in our diet anyway?

Trev

sdwill

2006-09-06 18:35:19

Festa

Hi Trev,

Now I think about it, maybe having the spent fireworks fall into the sea isn't such a good idea after all! Do you think that there are enough chemicals left to cause harm to marine life?

I don't think the casings are collected either and that must cause a few problems too. It's funny that something so enjoyable can have such dire consequences and we don't even tend to consider them at all. Human nature I suppose.

Ciao

Susan

Biff

2006-09-06 19:21:45

Ok Folks

As this has now gone totally off topic and caused friction, I am going to lock it.

Can I please remind all who post in the Malta forum to keep it friendly and observed the T&C of the site at all times

Thank you
Biff

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