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A kwarezimal (Maltese: kwareżimal; from Italian Quaresima 'Lent') is a traditional Maltese biscuit, usually baked during Lent. [1] It contains flour, sugar, orange rind and ground almonds (intrita). They are vegan, since they contain no animal protein, eggs, or dairy products. Tradition holds that the kwarezimal was developed by the Knights of ...
The coat of arms of Malta is the national coat of arms of the country of Malta.. The present coat of arms is described by the Emblem and Public Seal of Malta Act of 1988 as a shield showing an heraldic representation of the national flag of Malta; above the shield a mural crown in gold with a sally port and five turrets representing the fortifications of Malta and denoting a city-state; and ...
The Maltese alphabet is based on the Latin alphabet with the addition of some letters with diacritic marks and digraphs. It is used to write the Maltese language , which evolved from the otherwise extinct Siculo-Arabic dialect, as a result of 800 years of independent development.
The Maltese (Maltese: Maltin) 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 (Maltese: Għawdex) and Comino (Maltese: Kemmuna); people of Gozo, Gozitans (Maltese ...
Birkirkara (abbreviated as B'Kara or BKR) is a city in the eastern region of Malta.It is the second most populous on the island, with 24,356 inhabitants as of 2020. [2] The town consists of five autonomous parishes: Saint Helen, [3] Saint Joseph the Worker, [4] Our Lady of Mount Carmel, [5] Saint Mary [6] and San Gorg Preca. [7]
The Royal Standard of Malta during the reign of Elizabeth II, Queen of Malta Cross of the Knights Hospitaller, called the Maltese Cross. The Mediterranean islands of Malta and Gozo had been ruled by Phoenician, Byzantine and Roman aristocrats, before passing to various European monarchies and eventually a republican government.
Maltenglish, also known as Manglish, Minglish, Maltese English, Pepè or Maltingliż refers to the phenomenon of code-switching between Maltese, a Semitic language derived from late medieval Sicilian Arabic with Romance superstrata, and English, an Indo-European Germanic language with Romance superstrata.
The Merchant Flag of Malta, the civil ensign, was introduced by the Merchant Shipping Act of 1964 and consists of a red field bordered in white, with a white Maltese Cross at its centre. This flag is flown by Maltese civilian vessels as their ensign. Maltese military vessels fly the National Flag.