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02-21-2013, 05:01 PM
MALTA INTERNATIONAL FIREWORKS FESTIVAL
26/04/2013 - 30/04/2013
MALTA INTERNATIONAL FIREWORKS FESTIVAL
The Ministry for Tourism, Culture and the Environment and the Malta Tourism Authority, will be organizing the 12th edition of the Malta International Fireworks Festival.
Events will take place on the 26th and 28th of April at different locations (to be advised) whilst the the Grand Finale will be held in Valletta's Grand Harbour on April 30th. Barriera Wharf situated on the Valletta sea front inside the Grand Harbour will be the best place to view all the action.
Numerous Maltese and foreign fireworks factories will be participating in this competitive event, presenting spectacular pyrotechnic displays synchronised to music.
The festival forms part of the anniversary celebrations of Malta's accession to the European Union. A video showing highlights of the 2010 edition can be found here.
Tradition of Fireworks in Malta
Fireworks in Malta have a long tradition which goes back to the time of the Order of the Knights of St. John. The feu de joie using gun salutes, the musketterija firing of muskets, the solfarelli d'aria, St. Catherine's wheels (irdieden) and other forms of fireworks originated from explosives that were lit off from mortars (maskli) as an expression of rejoicing. Special occasions when such festivities were held were: the election of a Grand Master of the Order of the Knights of St. John, the election of a Pope who was the overall protector and ruler of the Order, the birth of a prince from a friendly European state or else to mark an important victory over the Ottoman military might. Fireworks developed into a craft when the Maltese started to celebrate the events connected to their British rulers in the 19th and 20th centuries. This centuries-old tradition is still very much alive in the crowded calendar of village festas that take place all over Malta and Gozo, especially in the summer months.
26/04/2013 - 30/04/2013
MALTA INTERNATIONAL FIREWORKS FESTIVAL
The Ministry for Tourism, Culture and the Environment and the Malta Tourism Authority, will be organizing the 12th edition of the Malta International Fireworks Festival.
Events will take place on the 26th and 28th of April at different locations (to be advised) whilst the the Grand Finale will be held in Valletta's Grand Harbour on April 30th. Barriera Wharf situated on the Valletta sea front inside the Grand Harbour will be the best place to view all the action.
Numerous Maltese and foreign fireworks factories will be participating in this competitive event, presenting spectacular pyrotechnic displays synchronised to music.
The festival forms part of the anniversary celebrations of Malta's accession to the European Union. A video showing highlights of the 2010 edition can be found here.
Tradition of Fireworks in Malta
Fireworks in Malta have a long tradition which goes back to the time of the Order of the Knights of St. John. The feu de joie using gun salutes, the musketterija firing of muskets, the solfarelli d'aria, St. Catherine's wheels (irdieden) and other forms of fireworks originated from explosives that were lit off from mortars (maskli) as an expression of rejoicing. Special occasions when such festivities were held were: the election of a Grand Master of the Order of the Knights of St. John, the election of a Pope who was the overall protector and ruler of the Order, the birth of a prince from a friendly European state or else to mark an important victory over the Ottoman military might. Fireworks developed into a craft when the Maltese started to celebrate the events connected to their British rulers in the 19th and 20th centuries. This centuries-old tradition is still very much alive in the crowded calendar of village festas that take place all over Malta and Gozo, especially in the summer months.