Malta International Fireworks Festival 2013

The Ministry for Tourism, Culture and the Environment and the Malta Tourism Authority, will be organising the 12th edition of the Malta International Fireworks Festival.

Here is the Schedule:

Friday 26th April 2013 - MARSAXLOKK

9.00pm Pyromusical competition - Focs d'Artifici Europla (Spain)

9.30pm Pyromusical competition - Mount Carmel Fireworks Factory (Malta)

10.00pm Pyromusical competition - Lieto Fireworks (Italy)

Sunday 28th April 2013 - MELLIEHA

9.00pm Pyromusical competition - Tal-Gilju Fireworks Factory (Malta)

9.30pm Pyromusical competition -1-2-3Feuerwerk (Germany)

10.00pm Pyromusical competition - Pirotecnia Minhota (Portugal)

Tuesday 30th April 2013 -VALLETTAGrand Harbour

9.00pm Traditional Maltese Fireworks

9.15pm Announcement and Presentation ceremony of the winners of the Malta International Fireworks Festival 2013

9.30pm Grand Finale pyro-musical display by PyroEmotions (Italy)

Note:Barriera Wharf situated on the Valletta sea front inside the Grand Harbour will be the best place to view all the action.

Numerous Maltese and foreign fireworks factories will be participating in this competitive event, presenting spectacular pyrotechnic displays synchronised to music.

The festival forms part of the anniversary celebrations ofMalta's accession to the European Union.

 

Tradition of Fireworks in Malta

Fireworks inMaltahave a long tradition which goes back to the time of the Order of the Knights of St. John. The feu de joie using gun salutes, the musketterija firing of muskets, the solfarelli d'aria, St. Catherine's wheels (irdieden) and other forms of fireworks originated from explosives that were lit off from mortars (maskli) as an expression of rejoicing. Special occasions when such festivities were held were: the election of a Grand Master of the Order of the Knights of St. John, the election of a Pope who was the overall protector and ruler of the Order, the birth of a prince from a friendly European state or else to mark an important victory over the Ottoman military might. Fireworks developed into a craft when the Maltese started to celebrate the events connected to their British rulers in the 19th and 20th centuries. This centuries-old tradition is still very much alive in the crowded calendar of village festas that take place all overMaltaand Gozo, especially in the summer months.

 

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