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Easter Sunday
2024-03-31
Easter Sunday begins with a triumphant morning procession in which the statue of the Resurrected Christ is carried high upon the shoulders of the town’s parishioners. The parading of the statue is quite up tempo, with those carrying the statue actually running through the streets as the crowds applaud. Some onlookers throw paper confetti from balconies and windows. The local bands no longer play the solemn funeral processional music, but instead blast cheerful brass compositions. Children accompany the procession, carrying the figolla with them. A figolla is a traditional Maltese pastry which is almond-filled, covered with icing sugar, and in the shape of a rabbit, a lamb, a fish, or a heart. During the procession, the children hold the figollas up as the statue of the Risen Christ goes past in order to have it blessed. Children are also given gifts of chocolate Easter eggs throughout the day.

Freedom Day
2024-03-31

Good Friday
2024-03-29
Good Friday in Malta is a day of solemn remembrance and atonement. Churches are stripped of their ornamental decorations, with the color red being symbolically splashed around the building to replicate the blood of Christ being spilled.

Feast of St Joseph
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Feast of St Paul's Shipwreck
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Carnival in Malta
2024-02-09 08:00 - 2024-02-13 17:00 UTC
