Public Holidays in Malta in 2024
Upcoming Holidays in Malta
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: New Year's Day
- 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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: Feast of St. Paul's shipwreck
- 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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: St. Joseph's Day
- Feast day of St. Joseph. Joseph was the husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the foster father of Jesus
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: Good Friday
- Good Friday occurs on the Friday before Easter. The day commemorates the Crucifixion of Jesus.
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: Freedom Day
- Commemorated on the anniversary of the withdrawal of British troops from Malta in 1979
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: Worker's Day
- This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
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: Mother's Day
- Not a legal public holiday, but widely observed on the second Sunday in May in Malta
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: Sette Giugno
- A national holiday in remembrance of the riots in 1919 when the Maltese people revolted against the British administration and demanded some form of representative government for the islands. Four people died on that fateful day.
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: Father's Day
- Father's Day is a celebration that honours the role of fathers and forefathers
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: Saint Peter and Saint Paul
- The day commemorates the martyrdom of two saints, the two great Apostles, Saint Peter and St. Paul
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: Assumption Day
- The Feast of the Assumption is the principal feast of the Blessed Virgin, the mother of Jesus Christ
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: Feast of Our Lady of Victories
- National Holiday. Marks the end of the Great Siege of Malta by the Ottoman Empire in 1565
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: Independence Day
- Malta gained its political Independence from Great Britain on September 21st 1964
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: Immaculate Conception Day
- 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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: Republic Day
- 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
- Christmas celebrates the Nativity of Jesus which according to tradition took place on December 25th 1 BC
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