Ne kadar suredir oldugunu bilmiyorum ama cok cok uzun suredir Malta’da her sehrin / her ilcenin kendisine ozel festivali var. Maltaca adina “festa” diyorlar. Mayis ayinda baslar, Eylul ayinin sonlarina kadar hemen hemen her haftasonu devam eder.
Festival denilince benim aklima cimlere yatmis gencler, iki farkli sahnede iki farkli muzik calinan bir ortam geldigi icin, bahsettigim Malta festivallerinin cimlere uzanan genclerin festivaliyle alakasi olmadigini belirtmek isterim oncelikle.
Malta’daki festivaller daha cok dini festivaller ve hemen hemen hepsi kiliselerin onune toplanan insanlarin coskulu sekilde slogan atmalariyla baslar. Konu pek fazla ilgi alanima giremedigi icin kilisenin onunde bekleyen kalabaligin ne yaptigini ve kiliseden cikardiklari Meryem Ana / Hz. Isa heykellerine bakarak neden slogan attiklarini hic bilmiyorum.
Malta’ya ilk geldigim yil Floriana’da yasiyordum ve bu bahsettigim festival sirasinda yasadigim evin onunden uzun bir insan konvoyu geciyordu. Colugu cocugu, genci yaslisi bir ellerinde bayrak bir ellerinde su (hava cok sicak oldugundan) Floriana’nin sokaklarini tek tek ziyaret ederlerdi.
Dedigim gibi konu ilgi alanima girmediginden festival sirasinda yaptiklari ve geleneksel olan seylerin ne anlama geldigini bilmiyorum. Isin kotusu, etrafimdaki Maltali arkadaslarimin buyuk cogunlugu bu festivallerden hoslanmadigi icin sordugum sorulara da cevap alamiyorum.
Benim etrafimdaki insanlar sevmiyor ama ada halkinin buyuk cogunlugu yil boyunca festival gununu iple cekiyor. Ozellik buyuk bir grup insan bu festivalleri cok seviyorlar ve hemen hemen her sehrin festivaline aksatmadan gidiyorlar.
Asagida 2015 yazi boyunca hangi tarihlerde hangi sehirde festival yapilacaginin listesi var. Siz bu yaziyi bu tarihlerden sonra okusaniz bile dert etmeyin, festivaller hemen hemen her sene ayni tarihlerde yapiliyor.
Mayis 2015
1st, Friday – St Joseph the Worker, Birkirkara
9th, Friday – St. George Preca, Swatar
10th, Sunday – St Augustine, Valletta
24th, Sunday – St. Paul, Munxar (Gozo)
31st, Sunday – Holy Trinity, Marsa
31st, Sunday – St.Anthony of Padova, Birkirkara
Haziran 2015
7th, Sunday – Our Lady of Fatima, Gwardamanġa
7th, Sunday – Corpus Christi, Rabat
7th, Sunday – St Joseph, Għaxaq
7th, Sunday – The Annunciation, Tarxien
7th, Sunday – Corpus Christi, Għasri (Gozo)
14th, Sunday – St Philip, Żebbuġ
14th, Sunday – Sacred Heart of Jesus, Fontana (Gozo)
21st, Sunday – Our Lady of the Lily, Mqabba
21st, Sunday – St Catherine, Żejtun
21st, Sunday – St John the Baptist, Xewkija (Gozo)
22nd, Monday – Our lady of Pinu, Ta’ Pinu (Gozo)
28th, Sunday – Sacred Heart of Mary, Burmarrad
28th, Sunday – St George, Qormi
28th, Sunday – Our Lady of Lourdes, Qrendi
28th, Sunday – St Nicholas, Siġġiewi
29th, Monday – St Peter and St. Paul, Mdina
29th, Monday – St Peter and St. Paul, Nadur (Gozo)
29th, Monday – St Peter and St. Paul, Mdina Cathedral
Temmuz 2015
6th, Sunday – Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Fleur-De-Lys
6th, Sunday – Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, Sacro Cuor Parish, Sliema
6th, Sunday – St Andrew, Ħal Luqa
6th, Sunday – St Paul, Rabat
6th, Sunday – Immaculate Conception, Ħamrun
6th, Sunday – The Visitation of Our Lady, Għarb (Gozo)
12th, Sunday – St Joseph, Kalkara
12th, Sunday – St. Joseph, Kirkop
12th, Sunday – Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Gżira
12th, Sunday – The Annunciation, Balzan
12th, Sunday – Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Kerċem (Gozo)
12th, Sunday – Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Fgura
16th, Thursday – Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Valletta
20th, Sunday – Our Lady of Holy Doctrine, Tarxien
19th, Sunday – St Sebastian, Ħal Qormi
19th, Sunday – St Joseph, Msida
19th, Sunday – St George, Victoria (Gozo)
26th, Sunday – Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Żurrieq
26th, Sunday – Christ the King, Paola
26th, Sunday – St Anne, Marsascala
26th, Sunday – Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Balluta, St Julians
26th, Sunday – Our Lady of Sorrows, St Paul’s Bay
26th, Sunday – St Venera, St Venera
26th, Sunday – St Joseph, Żebbuġ
26th, Sunday – St Margaret, Sannat (Gozo)
26th, Sunday – Our Lady of Sorrows, St Paul’s Bay
Agustos 2015
2nd, Sunday – St Dominic, Valletta
2nd, Sunday – Our Lady of Pompei, Marsaxlokk
2nd, Sunday – St Peter in Chains, Birżebbuġa
2nd, Sunday – Our Lady of Lourdes, San Ġwann
2nd, Sunday – St Joseph, Qala (Gozo)
6th, Thursday – Transfiguration of Our Lord, Lija
9th, Sunday – San Gaetan, Ħamrun
9th, Sunday – St Laurence, San Lawrenz (Gozo)
10th, Monday – St Laurence, Birgu
15th, Friday – The Assumption of Our Lady, Mqabba
15th, Friday – The Assumption of Our Lady, Qrendi
15th, Friday – The Assumption of Our Lady, Mosta
15th, Friday – The Assumption of Our Lady, Gudja
15th, Friday – The Assumption of Our Lady, Ħ’Attard
15th, Friday – The Assumption of Our Lady, Għaxaq
15th, Friday – The Assumption of Our Lady, Birkirkara
15th, Friday – The Assumption of Our Lady, Victoria (Gozo)
23rd, Sunday – The Assumption of Our Lady, Dingli
23rd, Sunday – Our Lady of Lourdes, Paola
23rd, Sunday – St Helen, Birkirkara
23rd, Sunday – The Assumption of Our Lady, Mġarr
23rd, Sunday – Our Lady Star of the Sea, Stella Maris Parish, Sliema
23rd, Sunday – San Anard, Kirkop
23rd, Sunday – St Pius X, Santa Luċija
23rd, Sunday – The Assumption of Our Lady, Żebbuġ (Gozo)
30th, Sunday – Maria Regina, Marsa
30th, Sunday – St Paul, Safi
30th, Sunday – St Julian, St. Julians
30th, Sunday – Our Lady of Loreto, Għajnsielem (Gozo)
30th, Sunday – St Joseph, Manikata
30th, Sunday – St Bartholomew, Għargħur
Eylul 2015
6th, Sunday – St Gregory The Great, St. Gregory Parish, Sliema
6th, Sunday – St Catherine, Żurrieq
8th, Monday – The Nativity of Our Lady, Naxxar
8th, Monday – The Nativity of Our Lady, Mellieħa
8th, Monday – The Nativity of Our Lady, Senglea
8th, Monday – The Nativity of Our Lady, Xagħra (Gozo)
8th, Monday – Kuncizzjoni, St. Andrew’s Ibraġġ
13th, Sunday – St. Francis, Qawra
13th, Sunday – Our Lady of Graces, Żabbar
13th, Sunday – Our Lady of Graces Capuchins, Victoria (Gozo)
13th, Sunday – Our Lady of Sorrows, St Paul’s Bay
27th, Sunday – St. Michael, Żabbar