Religious Feast - Olga
I think we were very lucky to be in Malta just this week. We could see a very important catholic feast of the year – Assumption of Madonna. This year the 15th August was Friday so the Maltese had a very long weekend. The preparations for the feast and the first ceremony began a day before - Thursday. After the school we caught the bus to Mosta and went to visit this small Maltese city that was the first one to organize the celebrations. The centre was closed for traffic so the bus left us at the beginning of the pedestrian zone. The main street was decorated with electric light bulbs of different colours, flags and statues of Saints. We were impressed by the number of statues made of wood in imitation of marble. The band was playing religious hymns and the procession of priests were singing and holding flags and a relic. Then my Maltese friend explained that every city has its own band but during the big feast they invite foreign bands from others cities. We also saw some people wearing typical knight’s clothes. At the same time we heard fireworks explosions even if there weren’t yet dark. It was like being in the middle of the big scene in the open area and to take part in the folklore show with a lot of different actors.
