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Did you know.
 
In the past, the Maltese daughter was not consulted in the choice of her future husband. When the girl’s parents realised it was time for their daughter to be married, they would display a pot of sweets outside the wall of their house.

Once a young man would notice, he would then go find an older man who could act as a ‘huttab’ (marriage broker) so that his message could reach the girl’s parents. If they agreed, a contract would be settled upon and the girl’s dowry stipulated. The young man would then send the girl a fish with a gold ring in its mouth as a pre-wedding gift!
 
And…
The introduction of weddings cakes in Malta took place in the early 20th century. Primarily, it was a luxury that only a few could afford.
   
  • HM Queen Elizabeth II used to live in Malta. She lived on the island for two years at the start of her married life. The Queen & the Duke of Edinburg lived in Malta on and off for two years between 1949 and 1951.
  • Hollywood loves Malta for its stunning backdrops which have been used in films like, 'Troy' (Brad Pitt), 'Gladiator' (Russell Crowe), 'Da Vinci Code' (Tom Hanks), 'Swept Away' (Madonna) and 'The Spy Who Loved Me' (Roger Moore) and, more recently, 'Munich' by Steven Spielberg.
  • The Maltese Islands have 3 UNESCO World Heritage Listings: the entire city of Valletta, the Hypogeum and seven megalithic temples which are found across Malta & Gozo.
  • Ggantija Temples outside the village of Xaghra are the oldest, free-standing structures in the world dating back to around 3600BC making them 1,000 years older than the Egyptian Pyramids.
  • The church of St John the Baptist in Gozo's oldest village, Xewkija, has the third largest unsupported dome in the world. It is even larger than St Paul's Cathedral in London. The church can accommodate up to 3000 people.
  • The voice of the Virgin Mary was heard by two locals in a 16th century chapel in 1883. Following the manifestation of several miracles and acts of grace on the site, an impressive church was built. Today, the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Ta' Pinu is the island's holiest and most revered shrine and a place of pilgrimage.
  • The Maltese Eight-Pointed Cross is the symbol of the Order of the Knights of St John.
  • Products made from Gozo's sun-ripened tomatoes have been sold in UK supermarkets since 1995. Products include ketchup, tomato paste, pasta sauces, jelly and fruit delicacies all made in Gozo using the island's best agricultural produce.
  • Malta played a central role in the Second World War and was an island fortress which held out against enemy attack despite constant air raid bombings from June 1940 to August 1944. The people of Malta are the only people awarded the George Cross collectively as a nation 'to bear witness to the heroism and devotion of its people'. The George Cross is woven into the Flag of Malta.
  • Malta could have been part of a great civilization of the past, possibly Atlantis. There is a theory that holds that the island was probably connected to other parts of the Mediterranean when a huge wave from the Atlantic filled the Mediterranean, causing the Biblical Flood.
  • The spa at the five-star Kempinski Hotel has the largest Ayurveda centre in Europe and one of the largest Marine care centres in the Mediterranean.
 
   
 
all images courtesy of Malta Tourist Office