The culture of Malta has been influenced by various societies that have come into contact with the Maltese Islands throughout the centuries, including neighbouring Mediterranean cultures, and the cultures of the nations that ruled Malta for long periods of time prior to its independence in 1964.
Fireworks in Mdina during the Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul, an annual cultural celebration
A traditional Għana musician playing an accordion
The temple complex of Mnajdra (4th mi-3200 BC)
The Majmuna Stone, a Kufic gravestone of the girl Maymūnah who died on Thursday, 21 March 1174
The Maltese people are an ethnic group native to Malta who speak Maltese, a Semitic language and share a common culture and Maltese history. Malta, an island country in the Mediterranean Sea, is an archipelago that also includes an island of the same name together with the islands of Gozo and Comino ; people of Gozo, Gozitans are considered a subgroup of the Maltese.
Maltese women have historically worn the għonnella, a traditional dress which became a symbol of Maltese identity, religious devotion and modesty, which gradually disappeared after the 1960s.
Child Migrants' Memorial at the Valletta Waterfront, commemorating the 310 Maltese child migrants who travelled to Australia between 1950 and 1965.
Image: Klederdrachten van het eiland Ghozo Costume de l'île de Ghozo (titel op object) Voyage en Italie, en Sicile et à Malte 1778 (serietitel), RP T 00 494 17B
Image: Klederdrachten van eiland Gozo Costume de Ghozo (titel op object) Voyage en Italie, en Sicile et à Malte 1778 (serietitel), RP T 00 494 19C