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 cult
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 descended from Siculo-Arabic with a substantial Romance superstratum, and share a common Maltese history an
Culture of Malta
…sources." It has been subjected to the same complex, historic processes that gave rise to the linguistic and ethnic admixture that defines who the people of Malta and Gozo are today. Present-day Maltese culture is essentially Latin European with the recent British legacy also in evidence. In the early part of its history…
Painting of Maltese ladies by French artist Antoine de Favray during the Hospitaller Period of Malta.
Maltese women have historically worn the għonnella, a traditional dress which became a symbol of Maltese identity. The għonnella gradually disappeared in everyday Maltese apparel after the 1960s.
Maltese people in the 19th century
Child Migrants' Memorial at the Valletta Waterfront, commemorating the 310 Maltese child migrants who travelled to Australia between 1950 and 1965.