Dan l-aħħar, għaddiet ġrajja minn għala widnejja li qatt ma kont smajtha qabel. Tikkonċerna traġedja li seħħet fil-Karnival tal-1823, fil-ġurnata tat-11 ta’ Frar, li fiha, għadd kbir ta’ tfal mietu ġewwa l-Kunvent tal-Franġiskani, fil-Belt Valletta. Iddeċidejt li nistħarreġ dan ir-rakkont…
Riċentement, bħala rikonoxxenza għal numru ta’ artikli li ktibt fit-Torċa dwar iċ-Ċina, iċ-Ċentru Kulturali taċ-Ċina f’Malta rrakkommanda lill-Ministeru Kulturali f’Beijing sabiex jistedinni nżur lil pajjiżhom. U f’ħin bla waqt, sibt ruħi naqta’ xewqa kbira li kelli li nara liċ-Ċina u…
Kont ilni nixtieq niltaqa’ ma’ Chev. Dr. Anthony J. Abela Medici minħabba li għal bosta snin, huwa kien id-Direttur tal-Laboratorju Xjentifiku Forensiku tal-Pulizija ta’ Malta. Madanakollu, hekk kif dil-ġimgħa rnexxieli nisraqlu siegħa, minflok dwar il-forensika, sibt ruħi nitkellem miegħu dwar…
“The setting up of a crib during the Christmas season has become a worldwide tradition. However probably, few are aware that by doing this, they are reproducing a custom that was originated by St Francis D’Assisi in the 13th century,”…
Ġurnata minnhom, ġewwa l-binja tal-Arkivji Nazzjonali ta’ Malta fir-Rabat, tfaċċat mara anzjana mill-Kanada. F’idejha kellha xi dokumenti, fosthom album ta’ missierha li kien imur lura għall-Ewwel Gwerra Dinjija. Hi xtaqet tkun taf jekk l-arkivisti tagħna kienux isibu xi interess fl-oġġetti…
Ix-xitan ma jaħti xejn Qatt innutajtu li bosta drabi, l-arloġġi tal-knejjes ma jaqblux bejniethom? Meta darba staqsejt dwar dan, xi ħadd semmieli t-tradizzjoni li tgħid li dak kien ġest li jsir apposta biex iħawwad lix-xitan, sabiex jekk dan jersaq lejn…
Within his small workshop in Zejtun, 68 year old silversmith Joseph Aquilina, can still do wonders with precious metals. Having worked as a silversmith from age 14, he has gained so much mastery in this trade that one of his…
Last Sunday, many of us went to visit the cemeteries which are located around our islands in order to pay our respects to our dead relatives and friends. Many of us took with them a beautiful bunch of coloured and…
F’dawn l-aħħar xhur, smajt diversi drabi bl-ismijiet tal-artisti Lewis Wirth u Helen Cavarra, l-aktar minħabba li kienet qiegħda tittella’ esebizzjoni b’xi xogħolijiet tagħhom. Madanakollu, peress li jiena m’inix xi dilettanta kbira tal-arti u anki peress li ħsibt li dawn iż-żewġ…
A century ago, many countries had to deal with the onset of World War I which was supposed to be the war to end all wars. Yet, a few years later, the reality of World War II ravaged again many…