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On Thursday 1st May, Wirt iż-Żejtun organised again the heritage trail “On the Turks’ Trail – 1614”, this time intended for children. This is one of a series of events which Wirt iż-Żejtun is holding throughout this year to commemorate … Continue reading
On Tuesday 19th November, Wirt iż-Żejtun organised a presentation about the historical development of the Żejtun Parish Church. This event was lead by Ms Giulia Privitelli, a graduate in History of Art, who presented her research work conducted as part of her thesis. Her thesis supervisors were Rev. Gino Gauci and Dr Conrad Thake.
The audience present followed with great interest the new historical facts which were unveiled by this young researcher. Her study brought out new names of key people who worked on the design, additions and alteration to this magnificent church following Lorenzo Gafa’s death in 1703. Among the names mentioned were Giuseppe Bonnici, Annunziato Cachia, Michele Cachia and Giacomo Bianco.
During the coming year, Wirt iż-Żejtun will be collaborating with Ms Privitelli in order to publish her research. All the income from this publication will be collected in a special fund which will be donated to the Żejtun Parish once the restoration works on this important architectural monument starts.
At the end of the event, Perit Ruben Abela, President of Wirt iż-Żejtun, presented a memento to the new archpriest of St Catherine’s Parish, Rev. Nicholas Pace.
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The Ottoman attack of 1614
Punic tomb at Tal-Ħotba, limits of Zejtun
Facade of the Old Parish Church
The Beheading of St. Catherine
Orchestra Diacono
Għannejja singing at Żejt iż-Żejtun
Wooden sculptured statue by Xandru Farrugia
Carlo Diacono - A composer from Zejtun
In this section we are gathering all articles published on the feast booklets related to the the cultural and historical heritage of our town. This is a unique archive which you find nowhere else!
A presentation given by Ms Giulia Privitelli on the 19th November 2013 on her research about the history of the Zejtun Parish Church.
By participating actively in Wirt iż-Żejtun you will be learning more and adding to your knowledge. Now this is also being rewarded since you can add such experience into the Secondary School Certificate and Profile. Wirt iż-Żejtun will be giving a participation certificate to Form 1 to Form 5 students attending our activities.
You can follow through video footage this activity about Maltese folk singing which was held on the 6th July 2012 at the Ġnien Luqa Briffa
By clicking on this icon you can watch a series of videos all related to the Good Friday traditions at Zejtun. Besides the procession you can follow a series of public interviews with various personalities related to this religious tradition.
This video documents an activity which was organised by Wirt iż-Żejtun in July 2011 in which Dr Malcolm Borg speaks about the history of this garden and other similar gardens in Malta and Dr Joseph Buhagiar speaks about the species of trees found in this garden.
Wirt iż-Żejtun had organised this activity for children in August 2011 in which Mr Lino Psaila had showed those attending how they make a "manuċċa" (a kite).
The Art of Pyrotechnics - Għaqda tan-Nar 25 ta' Novembru - Zejtun
On these pages we have gathered all the books published on our town. This is a useful resource for those carrying out research on our town.
Do you wish to learn more about Zejtun? The go ahead by clicking on this image and play our games.
On these pages you can find different resources which could be used by young students for their school projects
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