02/11/2026
🕯️ 𝐈𝐭-𝟐 𝐭𝐚’ 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐫𝐮 | 𝐋-𝐆ħ𝐢𝐝 𝐭𝐚𝐥-𝐄𝐫𝐰𝐢𝐞ħ
It-2 ta’ Novembru huwa jum ta’ tifkira u talb għall-għeżież tagħna li ħallew din id-dinja. F’Malta, dan il-jum huwa magħruf ukoll bħala 𝐥-𝐆ħ𝐢𝐝 𝐭𝐚𝐥-𝐈𝐦𝐰𝐢𝐞𝐭, filwaqt li Novembru tradizzjonalment jissejjaħ 𝐢𝐱-𝐱𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐫 𝐭𝐚𝐥-𝐦𝐞𝐣𝐭𝐢𝐧
𝐊𝐨𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐚𝐟 𝐥𝐢 𝐦𝐚’ 𝐝𝐢𝐧 𝐢𝐥-ġ𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐤𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐮 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐚 𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢 𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐰𝐰𝐢𝐞𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐧?
⛪ 𝐈𝐭-𝐓𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐭 𝐐𝐮𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐞𝐭: Fl-1915, il-Papa Benedittu XV ta lis-saċerdoti l-permess li jiċċelebraw tliet quddisiet f’Jum l-Erwieħ.
🌸 𝐈ż-ż𝐣𝐚𝐫𝐚 𝐟𝐢ċ-ċ𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐣𝐢: Drawwa li għadha ħajja sal-lum, fejn in-nies iżuru l-oqbra tal-għeżież tagħhom u jżejnuhom bil-fjuri.
🍬 𝐋-𝐆ħ𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐦 𝐭𝐚𝐥-𝐌𝐞𝐣𝐭𝐢𝐧: Ħelu tradizzjonali Malti li huwa marbut ma’ dan iż-żmien tas-sena.
🐖 𝐈𝐥-Ħ𝐚𝐧ż𝐢𝐫𝐚 𝐭𝐚𝐥-𝐄𝐫𝐰𝐢𝐞ħ: Fl-imgħoddi, ħanżira żgħira kienet titħalla ddur fit-toroq b’qanpiena ma’ għonqha. In-nies tal-viċinat kienu jitimgħuha, u l-laħam tagħha kien jitqassam fost il-fqar.
🍲 𝐈𝐥-𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚 𝐭𝐚𝐥-𝐄𝐫𝐰𝐢𝐞ħ: Tradizzjoni li kienet tinvolvi l-ġbir tal-ħaxix mingħand in-nies biex titħejja minestra li titqassam lill-foqra.
🌾 𝐈𝐥-𝐐𝐨𝐫𝐛𝐚𝐧: Taħlita tradizzjonali ta’ qamħ mgħolli, żbib, lewż u ġewż, marbuta mat-tifkira tal-mejtin.
🔔 𝐋-𝐎𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐯𝐚 𝐭𝐚𝐥-𝐄𝐫𝐰𝐢𝐞ħ: Tradizzjoni marbuta ma’ din il-festa kienet tinkludi d-daqq tal-qniepen u prietki speċjali. Minnha ġejja wkoll l-espressjoni Maltija “𝐐𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐚 𝐰𝐚𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐭 𝐥-𝐎𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐯𝐚”, li tintuża meta tkun mistennija xi ħaġa ta’ dwejjaq.
Dawn huma biss ftit mid-drawwiet li jagħtuna ħarsa lejn il-wirt reliġjuż u kulturali ta’ pajjiżna, u jfakkruna fl-importanza tat-tifkira, it-talb u s-solidarjetà.
👇𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐚𝐟𝐮 𝐛’𝐱𝐢 𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐰𝐰𝐢𝐞𝐭 𝐨ħ𝐫𝐚 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐚 𝐦𝐚𝐥-𝐆ħ𝐢𝐝 𝐭𝐚𝐥-𝐄𝐫𝐰𝐢𝐞ħ? 𝐀𝐪𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐡𝐨𝐦 𝐦𝐚𝐠ħ𝐧𝐚 𝐟𝐢𝐥-𝐤𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢!
🕯️𝟐𝐧𝐝 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 | 𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐬’ 𝐃𝐚𝐲
The 2nd of November is a day of remembrance and prayer for our loved ones who have passed away. In Malta, this day is also known as l-𝐆ħ𝐢𝐝 𝐭𝐚𝐥-𝐈𝐦𝐰𝐢𝐞𝐭, while the whole month of November is traditionally referred to as 𝐢𝐱-𝐱𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐫 𝐭𝐚𝐥-𝐦𝐞𝐣𝐭𝐢𝐧 (the month of the dead).
𝐃𝐢𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐚𝐲?
⛪ 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬: In 1915, Pope Benedict XV granted priests permission to celebrate three Masses on All Souls’ Day.
🌸 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬: A tradition that continues to this day, with people visiting the graves of their loved ones and decorating them with flowers.
🍬 𝐋-𝐆ħ𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐦 𝐭𝐚𝐥-𝐌𝐞𝐣𝐭𝐢𝐧: Traditional Maltese sweet bones associated with this time of year.
🐖 𝐈𝐥-Ħ𝐚𝐧ż𝐢𝐫𝐚 𝐭𝐚𝐥-𝐄𝐫𝐰𝐢𝐞ħ: In the past, a small pig wearing a bell around its neck was allowed to roam the streets. Neighbours would feed it, and its meat was distributed among the poor.
🍲 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐬’ 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐩: A tradition involving the collection of vegetables from households to prepare a vegetable soup that was distributed among the poor.
These are just some of the traditions that offer a glimpse into Malta’s religious and cultural heritage, reminding us of the importance of remembrance, prayer and solidarity.
👇 𝐃𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐬’ 𝐃𝐚𝐲? 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐮𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬!
