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Good Friday Conference – Lace Making

With Mrs Anna Maria Gatt we spoke about Maltese Lacemaking and its usage during Holy Week celebrations.  Maltese Lace is distinguished by the term ‘Bizzilla’. This particular craft flourished in Malta towards the middle of the 17th century.  Genoese lace...
Good Friday Conference – Embroidery

Good Friday Conference – Embroidery

The third speaker during the Good Friday conference organised by the Southern Regional Council this year was Mr Daly Haboubi.  Mr Haboubi spoke about the process and different formats of gold embroidery.  Mr Haboubi works with different gold thread with...
Good Friday Conference – Salt Drawings

Good Friday Conference – Salt Drawings

The second interview during this year’s conference that was held at Bottega San Giorgio in Qormi was the Marsa Pageant Group.  A representative from this group explained to people attending the conference that the Marsa Pageant Group organises the Marsa Pageant...
The Southern Region Councils’ Race

The Southern Region Councils’ Race

The 5th of March 2023 marked the first-ever edition of the Southern Region Local Councils’ Race at the Malta Equidrome for top category horses in a special horse race title in the premier category.  12 horses partnered with the Southern Regional Council’s 12...
The Southern Region Local Councils’ Horse Race

The Southern Region Local Councils’ Horse Race

On Sunday 5th March The Malta Equidrome will be hosting a special horse race title in the premier category.  This is the first-ever edition of the Southern Region Local Councils’ Race.  This race is open to the equidrome top category horses.  Each one...