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The painting of St Gregory the Great which has been decorating the altar dedicated to the same Saint and Pope the last four centuries, in the old parish church of St Catherine in Żejtun, is being restored by Wirt iż-Żejtun. … Continue reading
COVID-19 has almost completely locked us all inside. Our children are attending schooling from home and a good number of us are also working from home. Contrary to our normal life, we have found ourselves with much more time on … Continue reading
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Wirt iż-Żejtun accepts with satisfaction and thanks the Planning Authority, for selecting Żejtun for the organisation of eight informative historical and architectural walks in the coming months. As stated by the Authority itself, Żejtun was chosen for its architectural elegance … Continue reading
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This morning Wirt iż-Żejtun held its annual Nature and History walk which today took us at Il-Park tal-Inwadar situated along the coast between Xgħajra and Marascala. The group of about fifty persons not only enjoyed the splendid spring weather of … Continue reading
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Issue number 32 of our newsletter is being published, this time in a completely new, modern and fresh design. In this issue the editorial speaks about the important role played by local councils and encourages the residents not just to … Continue reading
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A group of residents from Siggiewi today visited iż-Żejtun for a tour around the serpentine and narrow streets of ir-Raħal t’Isfel. The trail started from the main square where a brief account was given about the urban development of this … Continue reading
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It was on the 12th March 1969, that a very interesting discovery was made in the old parish church of St Catherine in Żejtun. This discovery raised a lot of questions which have remained unanswered till today – 50 years … Continue reading
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Today Wirt iż-Żejtun in collaboration with the Senglea Historical Society (SHS) organised a cultural tour in Senglea, the tour was lead by Mr Joseph Abela, the President of the SHS. A group of over 50 persons attended this tour which … Continue reading
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On the occasion of the liturgical feast of St Catherine, members and friends of Wirt iż-Żejtun paid a visit to two churches dedicated to St Catherine, one at Mqabba and the other at Qrendi. These visits were then followed by … Continue reading
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Wirt iż-Żejtun has again participated in the Żejt iż-Żejtun festival organised by the Żejtun Local Council on the 29th and 30th September. An exhibition was been set up at the Bank of Valletta branch at Żejtun. Thetheme of this year’s … Continue reading
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Wirt iż-Żejtun is holding the exhibition 100 Sena L’ALPINO at the BOV branch in Żejtun. This exhibition is being organised as part of the activities held during Żejt iż-Żejtun festival. The exhibition includes a number of documents and artefacts related … Continue reading
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The dramatic opera L’Alpino composed by Maestro Carlo Diacono had its last performance on the 2nd May 1918. It was performed nine times at the Royal Theater in Valletta with the first performance held on the 16th April 1918. Wirt … Continue reading
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
