Traditional festivals and customs in Malta
Malta is an island country located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea. It is known as the "Heart of the Mediterranean" and is the most famous leisure resort in Europe; it is the hub of Eurasian and African maritime transportation. Due to its important strategic location, Malta has been occupied by multiple ethnic groups in history. From the 10th to the 8th century BC, the Phoenicians settled here. Since then, Romans, Arabs, Normans, etc. successively occupied the island of Malta. Malta is also a quartet country, which means: Schengen countries + European Union countries + Euro countries + British Commonwealth. Compared with most European countries, what is most different is that Malta is also a country whose official language is English.
English is the main official language of Malta, and all official terms, documents, and teaching are in English. Malta is also a commonly used language in Malta. It belongs to the Semitic family of the Afro-Asian family. It is spoken by more than 300,000 people (about 1 million Malta people in the world). There are also varying numbers of speakers among Malta immigrants from Australia and North American countries. Italian is also very popular in Malta, and many employees in supermarkets and retail stores can speak Malta, English and Italian. Walking on the street, you can often see Italian-speaking tourists communicating with local people. Catholicism is the state religion of Malta, with 98% of the people adhering to it, with a minority believing in Protestantism and Orthodox Christianity.
Customs and etiquette. Malta people dress neatly and decently for social occasions; when meeting guests, they must shake hands with the guests they have been introduced one by one and say their names; when meeting relatives and friends, they are accustomed to saluting.
Western food is the main food in Malta.
Malta young people basically live with their parents before marriage and live separately after marriage, but the relationship between relatives is relatively close.
Main festivals: January 1, New Year's Day (L-Ewwel tas-Sena) New Year's Day, also known as the "New Calendar Year", refers to January 1 of the current Gregorian calendar. But before 1911,"New Year's Day" was today's "Spring Festival", which is the Summer Calendar New Year. New Year's Day is a legal holiday in many countries or regions in the world, such as the mainland of China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Japan, South Korea, etc. Among them, China and Singapore both take one day off as a legal holiday, and Japan takes six days off. From December 29 before the New Year to China and Singapore both take one day off as a legal holiday. Japan takes six days off, from December 29 before the New Year to January 3 of the following year. In terms of customs, New Year's Day mainly blessings each other in various ways, with New Year cards being the main form.
February 10, San Pawl Nawfragu) March 19, Saint Joseph's Day San uřepp) March 22, Nawruzit) Nawruzit, also translated as Nawruzit (Persian: م و, Latinized: Nowrūz, International Phonetic Alphabet: [nou ˇ u 丨 z], meaning "new day" or "new light") is a traditional Iranian festival to celebrate the Iranian New Year and the arrival of spring. Therefore, Nawruz is also known as the "Persian New Year" or "Persian Spring Festival". Celebrations of Nawruz Day mainly come from Iran and the Greater Iran region influenced by Persian culture, including some ethnic groups in Central Asia and South Asia, some ethnic groups in central northwest China, and some ethnic groups in Crimea and the Balkans.
March 31, Freedom Day (Jum il-elsien) March 31, 1979 is a commemorative day in the Malta calendar, Freedom Day (Malta: Jum il-elsien). This is the anniversary of the withdrawal of the Royal Navy from Malta.
April 6 Good Friday Il-imgodeb al-Kbira) Good Friday, also known as Good Friday, is the day when Christian believers commemorate the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. It is the Friday before Easter. According to the Bible, Jesus was crucified at about 9:00 a.m. on the 14th day of the Jewish calendar in 33 A.D. and died at about 3:00 p.m. Jesus only commanded His disciples to remember His death.
May 1 is International Labor Day (Jum il-addiem) International Labor Day, also known as "May Day International Labor Day" and "International Demonstration Day", is Labor Day in most countries in the world.
June 7, 1919 7 June Memorial of the uprising Is-Sette Giugno) June 29 Saint Peter and Saint Paul L-Imnarja) August 15 Assumption Santa Marija) September 8 Birth of Our Lady-Victory in World War II Jum Il-Vitorja) September 21 Independence Day Jum I-Indipendenza) December 13 Republic Day Jum ir-Repubblika) December 25 Christmas Il-Milied)