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Malta - social studies


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Language

The official languages of Malta are Maltese and English. Maltese is the national language of Malta. Over the centuries, it has incorporated many words derived from English, Italian and French. Italian is also widely spoken.

The Maltese language is a source of fascination to both visitors and linguists. The Maltese speak a unique language, Malti, the only Semitic language written in Latin characters. Through the ages, many foreign words, particularly English and Italian, have become part of the language. English, which is also an official language, is widely and fluently spoken and is the language of international business.

Annual Festivals & Traditions

The Maltese Islands have a number of religious festivities and cultural events that take place every year. Feast days are the life of the Islands and some holy days are actually national holidays, such as the feast of Santa Marija in mid-August. Others, such as the harvest festival of Mnarja at the end of June, are steeped in folklore. However, the most important events to all villages are their individual festas, honouring their parish patron saint. Village Festas The festa season in Malta is made up of a long series of extended weekends, starting from the end of May right through the entire summer and well into September. During this period, there is hardly any weekend when a town or a village is not celebrating the feast of its patron saint or other saints revered in different churches.

Traditional food

Maltese cuisine is influenced by Mediterranean, Sicilian and North African flavours reflecting its history over the centuries. It is believed that the name of Malta was derived from mel which means honey, which was always produced in Malta. Malta is home to the Maltese honey bee which is a sub-species of the Western honey bee. gozo cheeseletThe food in Malta has been largely influenced from the Italian cuisine. Most restaurants in the busier towns such as Sliema and St.Julians cater mostly for british tourists so one will need to go a little out of the way to find 'real' Maltese food. One of the island's specialities is rabbit, and small savoury pastries known as pastizzi which can be found in either peas or cheese and are very cheap and tasty.

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