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on April 25, 2023

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New Year's Day Celebrations - Ist January

Malta celebrates the beginning of the New Year with a big con cert in Valletta and a fireworks display in the Grand Harbour.

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The Shipwreck of St Paul on Malta In the month of February there are is one public holiday, which is also a religious. You can read more about this story and its cultural implications here. There are many churches and parishes dedicated to St. Paul, however the most saught after is that in Valletta. Carnival Carnival is not strictly a public holiday because it falls over a weekend between mid-February and the end of February. During thsi weekend Valletta and some other places around Malta are awash with bright coloured floats and people dressed in coulourful and elaborate costumes. There are competitions for the floats and costumes and dances. In the town of Nadur in Gozo, a people's Carnival is organised. People of all ages (mostly grown-up) can dress up in any costume and go to the town square to mingle and have fun with the other revellers. This period is the mid-term break for schools, therefore children don't have school on Monday and Tuesday after the Carnival Weeke...

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New Year's Day celebrations

New Year's Day Celebrations - Ist January

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