Pope says ‘don’t bury hope’ as Malta marks Easter
The Pope has urged Christians not to ‘bury hope’ as Malta celebrates Easter Sunday. He carried a lit candle up the main aisle of St Peter’s Basilica during the poignant Easter service at the Vatican. At the chant in Latin for ‘light of Christ’, the basilica’s lights were suddenly switched on and Pope Francis then […]
UK to be hotter than Malta over Easter weekend
Malta will be colder and cloudier than much of Britain this Easter. Forecasters predicted most of the UK will be hotter than the Maltese Islands over the holiday weekend,with temperatures exceeding 20°C. London could see temperatures of up to 23°C. That compares to only 18°C in Luqa with strong winds and cloudy skies on Saturday […]
Plan your Easter weekend in Malta around these events
Need an event to distract you from the fact that it is completely unethical to open your Easter egg before midnight on Easter Sunday? Not to worry as we’ve got you covered with these three fun events to pencil into calendar! Easter at the Eden Cinemas Want an Easter weekend full of fun and film? […]
When is Pancake Day and why do we celebrate it in Malta?
It’s nearly time to get out your frying pans and test your pancake-flipping skills as Pancake Day is almost here. Many of us remember trying to flip a batch of cooked batter in our mum’s frying pan, only for it to go horribly wrong. But no matter what they turn out like, pancakes are all […]
Students create Malta’s most luxurious Easter eggs
Looking for the best Easter eggs for 2018? Or the most eggs-travagant, eggs-cellent, eggs-traordinary luxury chocolate eggs in Malta? You’ve come to the right place. Here, we round up the most luxurious and eggs-tra special Easter treats created by students at the Institute of Tourism Studies in St Julian’s. The amazing chocolate eggs where sculpted under […]