Holiday Guide for Malta in 2019

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Population: 425,384
Capital: Valetta
Calling Code: (356)
Time Zone: +1 UTC
Currency: Euro
Language: Maltese

Weather in Valetta

Summary: Rain tomorrow morning and afternoon.
Temperature: 14.59°c
Wind speed: 7.55kph
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List of Public Holidays in Malta in 2019

	Tuesday January 1st 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
	Sunday February 10th Feast of St. Paul's shipwreck (San Pawl Nawfragu) Malta: Commemorates when St. Paul was shipwrecked on Malta in 60AD as recorded in the Acts of the Apostles in the New Testament
	Tuesday March 19th St. Joseph's Day (San Ġużepp) Malta: Feast day of St. Joseph. Joseph was the husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the foster father of Jesus
	Sunday March 31st Freedom Day (Jum il-Ħelsien) Malta: Commemorated on the anniversary of the withdrawal of British troops from Malta in 1979
	Friday April 19th Long Weekend! Good Friday (Il-Ġimgħa l-Kbira) Malta: Good Friday occurs on the Friday before Easter. The day commemorates the Crucifixion of Jesus.
	Wednesday May 1st Worker's Day (Jum il-Ħaddiem) Malta: This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
	Friday June 7th Long Weekend! Sette Giugno (Sette Giugno) Malta: Commemorates the killing of four rioters by British troops in 1919
	Saturday June 29th Saint Peter and Saint Paul (L-Imnarja) Malta: The day commemorates the martyrdom of two saints, the two great Apostles, Saint Peter and St. Paul
	Thursday August 15th Assumption Day (Santa Marija) Malta: The Feast of the Assumption is the principal feast of the Blessed Virgin, the mother of Jesus Christ
	Sunday September 8th Feast of Our Lady of Victories (Jum il-Vitorja) Malta: National Holiday. Marks the end of the Great Siege of Malta by the Ottoman Empire in 1565
	Saturday September 21st Independence Day (Jum l-Indipendenza) Malta: Malta gained its political Independence from Great Britain on September 21st 1964
	Sunday December 8th Immaculate Conception Day (Il-Kunċizzjoni) Malta: It is a day that celebrates the belief that Mary, mother of Jesus, was preserved from original sin all of her life
	Friday December 13th 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
	Wednesday December 25th Christmas Day (Il-Milied) Malta: Christmas celebrates the Nativity of Jesus which according to tradition took place on December 25th 1 BC