Marija Annunzjata u Ħal Balzan

🇲🇹 GALLERIJA BIN-NOME DI MARIA:

Hawnhekk qed naraw waħda mill-gallariji sbieħ tal-ġebla tal-franka Maltija li nsibu fir-raħal tagħna. Iżda hawn qed naraw dettal partikolari, dik li nsejħulha n-Nome di Maria. Dan is-simbolu juri "A" u "M" flimkien li ġejjin mil-frażi Latina " _Auspice Maria_ ", li tfisser " _taħt il-protezzjoni ta' Marija_ ". Dan huwa simbolu komuni ħafna għall-Knisja Kattolika u insibuh f'bosta postijiet f'Malta, b'mod partikolari fejn hemm devozzjoni lejn il-Madonna.

🇬🇧 BALCONY WITH THE NOME DI MARIA:

Here we are seeing one of the beautiful Maltese limestone balconies which could be found in our village. However, here we can see a particular detail of the symbol called the "Nome di Maria". This symbol, a monogram of Our Lady, has an intertwined "A" and "M", which stand for the Latin phrase " _Auspice Maria_ " which means " _Under the protection of Mary_ ". This is a very common Catholic symbol and is typically found spread across Malta, especially in places carrying devotion to Our Lady.

TELEPHONE BOOTH:
🇲🇹 Qabel l-epoka moderna tal-mowbajl, fejn illum kulħadd jista' jikkuntattja 'l min irid x'ħin irid, jekk wieħed kien jinqabad barra u jrid jikkuntattja 'l xi ħadd kien imur jagħmel telefonata f'kaxxi simili mxerrdin madwar Malta. Din il-Kaxxa ħamra hija ta' stil Ingliż, tifkira taż-żmien kolonjali f'Malta. Illum, filwaqt li m'għadiex tintuża, għada tidher f'bosta postijiet, iżżejjen il-lokalitajiet li tkun fiha.

🇬🇧 Before our modern digital age, where everyone can contact anyone anytime, if someone was outside needed to make a call, they would have used this telephone booth, which can be found across Malta. This red telephone booth is of an English style, a reminder of our colonial past. Nowadays, while it is no longer used, the telephone booths are still found in many places, decorating the localities they are in.

🇲🇹 NIĊĊA TA' SANTU ROKKU 🐚🐶:

Fil-kantuniera ma' triq imsemmija għalih, wieħed isib niċċa ta' Santu Rokku, li tipikament wieħed isib miegħu kelb u arzella. F'Ħal Balzan, wieħed isib ukoll kappella ddedikata lilu, waħda mit-Tlett Knejjes li minnha ħarġet il-parroċċa. Santu Rokku huwa qaddis komuni fl-irħula hekk kif inhuwa meqjus bħala l-qaddis patrun tal-morda, devozzjoni li nfirxet b'mod partikolari fiż-żmien tal-pesta. Huwa wkoll patrun tal-pellegrini tal-Camino de Santiago, hekk kif hu stess kien pellegrin li marad bil-pesta hu u sejjer lejn Santiago de Compostela.

🇬🇧 NICHE OF ST ROCH🐚🐶:

On the corner of the street named after him, one finds the niche and statue of St Roch, which one typically finds with him a dog and a shell. In Balzan, one also finds a chapel dedicated to him, one of the Three Churches from which the parish originated. St Roch is a common saint found in villages across Malta, as he is the patron saint of the sick, a devotion which spread particularly during the plague. He is also the patron saint of pilgrims doing the Camino de Santiago as he himself was a pilgrim who caught the plague on his way to Santiago de Compostela.

F'isem il-Kumitat nawguraw lil Balzan F.C.! Champions tal-BOV Challenge League u lura fil-Premier! Raħal żgħir b'qalb kbiraa

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🇲🇹 IL-LUNZJATA MAL-BIBIEN:
Fl-irħula Maltin hija komuni li man-numru u l-isem tad-dar insibu wkoll xbiha ta' xi qaddis. F'Ħal Balzan hija komuni li naraw xbiha tal-Lunzjata. Din normalment tkun tal-madum, forma nofs ċirku, l-anġlu mibgħut għarkupptejh quddiem il-Madonna li qed titlob. Din l-immaġini li qed naraw hija partikolari għax hija ħidma tal-ġebla, mhux tal-madum, xogħol sabiħ artiġjanali Malti.

🇬🇧 THE ANNUNCIATION WITH OUR DOORS:
In Maltese villages, along with the door number and name of the house, it is very common to find a depiction of a saint. In Balzan, it is very common that this depiction is of the Annunciation. This depiction is usually made of tiles, the shape of a semicircle, with the angel messenger kneeling in front of the praying Madonna. This depiction which we are seeing here is quite particular as instead of a tile it is a work of stone, a beautiful Maltese artisanal work.

F'isem il-Kumitat tal-Għaqda Marija Annunzjata u Ħal Balzan nixtiequ nirringrazzjaw lil kulħadd li bil-għajnuna tagħkom stajna ntellgħu wirja oħra b'suċċess żgur li mingħajr il-pariri u l-għajnuna tagħkom ma kinietx tkun possibbli li ssir GRAZZI mhux biżżejjed, għal li jmiss

Parroċċa Balzan - Balzan Parish

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Bonġu lil kulħadd,

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Grazzi.

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