Malta information
Population: 525,285
Capital: Valetta
Calling Code: (356)
Time Zone: +1 UTC
Currency: Euro
Language: Maltese
List of Public
Holidays in Malta in 2019
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New Year's Day (L-Ewwel tas-Sena)
Malta: New Year's Day is a public holiday in all countries that observe the Gregorian calendar, with the exception of Israel
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Malta: Commemorates when St. Paul was shipwrecked on Malta in 60AD as recorded in the Acts of the Apostles in the New Testament
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Malta: Feast day of St. Joseph. Joseph was the husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the foster father of Jesus
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Freedom Day (Jum il-Ħelsien)
Malta: Commemorated on the anniversary of the withdrawal of British troops from Malta in 1979
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Long Weekend!
Good Friday (Il-Ġimgħa l-Kbira)
Malta: Good Friday occurs on the Friday before Easter. The day commemorates the Crucifixion of Jesus.
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Worker's Day (Jum il-Ħaddiem)
Malta: This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
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Long Weekend!
Sette Giugno (Sette Giugno)
Malta: Commemorates the killing of four rioters by British troops in 1919
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Malta: The day commemorates the martyrdom of two saints, the two great Apostles, Saint Peter and St. Paul
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Assumption Day (Santa Marija)
Malta: The Feast of the Assumption is the principal feast of the Blessed Virgin, the mother of Jesus Christ
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Malta: National Holiday. Marks the end of the Great Siege of Malta by the Ottoman Empire in 1565
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Independence Day (Jum l-Indipendenza)
Malta: Malta gained its political Independence from Great Britain on September 21st 1964
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Malta: It is a day that celebrates the belief that Mary, mother of Jesus, was preserved from original sin all of her life
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Long Weekend!
Republic Day (Jum ir-Repubblika)
Malta: On December 13th 1974, the Maltese constitution was substantially revised changing Malta from a Commonwealth realm into a republic
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Christmas Day (Il-Milied)
Malta: Christmas celebrates the Nativity of Jesus which according to tradition took place on December 25th 1 BC
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Notes
- Public Holidays in Malta are regulated by the National Holidays and Other Public Holidays Act (Chapter 252).