One would probably spare only a few moments of consideration at the receipt of a wedding invitation. However, for Baron Igino de Piro d’Amico Inguanez, these endearing solicitations were cherished so much that he kept a collection of them, neatly…
Although Carnival is generally associated with fun, exuberance and colour, it was sadness, tragedy and darkness which marked this festive season on 11th February 1823, after more than a hundred children died in Valletta. Details of this terrible tragedy are…
Jingħad li s-sengħa tal-bizzilla ġiet introdotta f’Malta fi żmien il-Kavallieri ta’ San Ġwann. F’dak il-perjodu, il-bizzilla kienet meqjusa bħala xi ħaġa prestiġġjuża ferm peress li kienet għalja ħafna. Kienu jilbsuha kemm l-irġiel u kif ukoll in-nisa nobbli, kollha b’kompetizzjoni bejniethom…