Ghaxaq
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Ħal Għaxaq is a village in the south of Malta
, with a population of 4,388 people (Nov 2005). It is mainly a residential area with a vast area used for agriculture still. The village's name may be derived from the Maltese
word meaning delight, or it may be related to the family named Axiaq which had feudal lands in the area. The village's main church is dedicated to the Assumption of Mary
, popularly known in Maltese as Santa Marija (St.Mary) which is therefore the village's patron saint. Wonderful celebrations take place from the 30th to the 15th August annually. However the village as a whole seeks a great devotion to the Holy Family and along the years another secondary feast emerged and is celebrated to the full on the week before the first Sunday of June. This is dedicated to St.Joseph, husband of Mary. During these feasts the village is decorated in a wonderful manner with highly artistic statues and colorful lights and banners troughout the whole village.
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Ħal Għaxaq's main church is dedicated to the Assumption of Our Lady and it is renowned for its beautiful baroque architecture. The present church was consegrated on 2 May 1784, after around 50 years of hard work by the villagers, which gave a helping hand in building their religious shrine. One could find a large number of artistic and valuable items in this church which were made by renowned Maltese and foreign artists. Of these one could find a number of highly artistic statues which all seek great devotion in a way or another. The titular statue which depicts the Assumption in heaven of our Lady was carved in wood by Maltese Mariano Gerada in 1808 and it is quite popular for its beauty and considered, not only as one of the artist's masterpieces but also one of the most beautiful statues in Maltese Churches. Another statue which could be found in this church is that of the Main Secondary Feast of Saint Joseph which was made by Fratelli Bertarelli of Milan in Italy in the year 1932 and is also carved in wood. Other statues are those of Our Lady of the Rosary carved in wood by Alessandro Farrugia, Our Lady of Fatima and a set of traditional eight statues depicting the passion of Jesus Christ. These were made troughout the years with statues of Maltese artists Peppi Vella,Carlo Darmanin and family Camilleri Cauchi, namely Alfred and Aaron Camilleri Cauchi. The statue of dead christ known as Il-Monument was brought to Ħal Għaxaq from Rome in the 18th century. The paintings which decorate the church's ceiling were painted by Emvin Cremona during the 1960s while other works of art date back to the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries mostly painted by famous Maltese artists; Gian Nikol Buhagiar, Francesco Zahra, Rokku Buhagiar and Ganni Vella above others. Apart from the Titular feast of Saint Mary which is celebrated annually on the 15 August, other feasts are celebrated along the year. These are; the commemoration of the Passion of Jesus Christ and his rise from dead- with the traditional Good Friday procession, which in Ħal Għaxaq is held on Palm Sunday evening, celebrated a Sunday before Easter, the Main Secondary feast of Saint Joseph celebrated on the 1st Sunday of June, Corpus Christi on the 2nd Sunday of June and Our Lady of the Rosary on the 2nd Sunday of October. These are all organised by their respective confraternities. Last but not least, on the night between 24 and 25 December, a solemn mass is held to celebrate Christ's birth, popularly known as Christmas.
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The feast of St Mary has been a popular feast among the Maltese people. Traditionally St Mary is linked to the Santa Maria Convoy which brought much needed food supplies to the Maltese. This took place exactly in the 15th August, 1943, during the peak of the Second World War. This feast is very popular in Malta especially where the village church has as its Titular St. Mary.
Since 1808 the village of Ħal Għaxaq in the south east of Malta celebrated this feast, both the religious part and the secular part, with vigor and pomp. The religious aspect was reflected in the fact that an artistic statue was made by a well known sculpture Mariano Gerada. This was financed by Gio Maria Farrugia (1763–1828) and costed 800 skud.
Of course an artistic plinth was also made. The Farrugia family tree is endorsed at St. Mary's Band Club.It is futile to stress how popular the feast was to the villagers. In those days they had their wine shop. They talked mostly about the feast, year in year out. One shop was called Ta’ Indri l-Mikk. People used to meet there and given the aspirations of the locals, this stop was the forerunner of the present band club. Indri himself, took it upon himself to organize the outside (secular) feast of St. Mary. The square in front of the church was decorated with colourful bundings. The church’s facade was illuminated with hundreds of oil lamps. This was the work of the Gatt, Duca, Desira and Scicluna's families.
After a number of years these people’s demand for more professional work grew. In 1873 the people named above explored the possibility of moving from this shop to much bigger premises. Agreement was reached on buying a big house in the square known as Ta’ Bukkettuwa. After initial work was completed the club came to be known as Circolo La Stella. This house served until 1910 when it was agreed to look for a new place big enough to hold all activities. Finally a big house was found at 70, St. Mary Street known as Ta’ Petistina. This was renovated and turned into a majestic edifice. On the 13th August, 1922 the Circolo was consecrated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Up to 1933, the club changed its premises for another time until on the 27th July of the same year, the Circolo; which had also changed its name to Circolo Maria Assumpta, inaugurated the present band club adjacent to the church. During the second World War (1939–1944), the civil authorities ordered the club to be used for children since there was a shelter close to it. This provided safe cover in case of air raids. In 1957, the club celebrated the occasion of the Dogma of the Assumption. On this occasion, colours were awarded to the club by constituted bodies. Marcell Farrugia, the land lord of the club premises, agreed to build a second floor to the house; the main hall and the reception area. This building, incredibly, took only a few months to be completed and was inaugurated by the end of 1952. A milestone in 1953 was the painting of the gold posted banner depicting Our Lady whilst in 1955 another posted banner was launched. During the National Independence day celebrations on the 21st September 1964 the St.Mary Band; inaugurated in 1935 held a band march in Kingsway, Valletta. The fireworks, which were confiscated by the police after an explosion in the fireworks factory eights month before were let off during these national celebrations. The year 1984 was a golden year for the Band Club. After six years of hard work, the new refurbished club was inaugurated during a remarkable musical programme by late president Ms.Agatha Barbara. During the same year a statue of St. Mary was made in Gozo by the noted sculptor Michael Camilleri Cauchi. The statue is mounted on a column in the square during a very popular tradition in the village where the statue is paraded and mounted on a column whilst band marches are played. A new, large and fine banner for the mast at top of the roof of the club was also tailored and painted. In 1987 a women's committee was also set up while in 1988 the Marian Year was celebrated and as benefits the name, the club was foremost in leading both religious and lay events. Following the granting of the premises from the Farrugia family in 1987 another bold decision was taken and the premises was pulled down to give way to another, which was to be the most magnificent building in Malta as for as Band Clubs are concerned. Work on this new band club started in March 1991. After almost 20 years of continuous work; the new premises was officially inaugurated by Prime Minister Dr.Lawrence Gonzi on the 30th July 2009 after another remarkable band programme. This is tightly the masterpiece that stands out in the village of Ħal Għaxaq which is synonymous with St. Mary, the village beloved patron saint.
The feast celebrations commence on the 30th July and peeks on the 15th August each year. One of the most awaited events in the village is the Ħal Għaxaq Music Festival, which also forms part of the titular feast. This event consist of three days of musical concerts with all its' proceeds going to local charitable institutions such as the Ħal Għaxaq Philantropic Group and Puttinu Cares. The Band Club was the first of its type to bring foreign artists to Malta such as the official Tribute singer Tracy Shields as Celine Dion, Queen Rhapsody UK, U2UK, ABBA UK and Sheila Bonnick; a member in the first line up of the popular group Boney M.
After this festival, the following events commence on the 9th August when the statue of Our Lady is taken out of its niche and at 9pm it is welcomed by numerous devotees on the church pavis while a band march around the village follows. Bands from other villages are invited to take part during these festivities, which together with St.Mary's Band, cheer up the Marian villagers, as well as Maltese and foreign visitors. St.Mary Band is also popular for its yearly musical programme normally held on the 11th August at 9pm. On the eve of the feast, a pyromusical show is set up by St.Mary Fireworks team; called THE CONVOY. The same factory also represtented Ħal Għaxaq on a number of occasions and competitions over the years and also won prestigious titles.
A decortaions committee was also set up during the past years and they decorate the church and the village beautifully for the feast.
The 15th August is the peak of these festivities. Following a solemn mass in the morning, St.Mary Band holds the popular morning feast march, which starts at 10.30am up till 3pm in the afternoon. During the evening the procession with the popular and devotional statue of the Assumption is held and colourful fireworks lit up the sky.
Without any doubt; the most hears phrase during this week is of praise to Ħal Għaxaq's patron saint; thus, VIVA SANTA MARIA.
Everyone is welcome to join these festivities, much awaited from year to another.
The feast of Saint Joseph is presently celebrated annually on the first Sunday of June, though in past years the date was earlier in May.
The Band Club's biggest ever project is surely its premises. During a project spanning from the early nineteen-eighties till the official opening in May 2000, the Club acquired both previously-rented and adjacent property, demolished the existing structures and rebuilt a unitary building. The building is considered as a prime example of Maltese baroque-style architecture, and in certain aspects takes Maltese craftsmanship to new heights. A visitor to the building should not fail to note the symmetrical curved staircase topped by a dome structure, the various relief sculpture adorning various walls, ceilings, cornices and pedestals and the first floor halls.
At first-floor level, there is also a niche with the older statue of Saint Joseph, which was replaced in 1933 with the present devotional statue retained in the Church for the devotion of the Catholic community. The older statue has been restored this year 2010 and it transpired that the wooden statue was probably manufactured in Malta at around 1650. This date is corroborated both by the style of the carving and by the evident aging of the wood. It is interesting to note that the present Ħal Għaxaq church was built at around that same time. The statue is therefore key proof to the longevity of the devotion to Saint Joseph and has also significant historical and artistic value, being in absolute terms the oldest existing devotional statue in Ħal Għaxaq and actually one of the oldest still in existence on the entire Maltese Islands.
The Band Club is also in possession of two other separate properties: a fireworks factory that is renowned for the quality of its festive fiery production; and a feast decorations factory, comprising a workshop and stores for the Baroque-style festive street decorations. The fireworks factory has indeed written one of the most beautiful pages of Maltese pyrotechnic art and artisanship in general when it won the Villa de Bilbao international fireworks festival edition of 2010 against world-renowned international opponents. The achievement was lauded widely as an example of excellence for Maltese artisanship, even by the Maltese Civil Authorities, considering that Malta rarely if ever registers international success at high-profile events of any sort given its very small size and population.
The actual feast of Saint Joseph is celebrated throughout ten days. While big crowds of people throng the streets of Ħal Għaxaq, the village puts on its best dress in green (the colour of the Saint Joseph clan) and is entirely decorated with the decorations manufactured or otherwise managed by the above-mentioned workshop. The Club's own band and other guest bands play the typical Maltese band-marches to the general merry-making of the Josephite supporters, guests and tourists who are always welcome to join. Street concerts are also held, many times attracting national attention. Various fireworks displays are held throughout the week, culminating in the Saturday night show known as 'The Flames of Fire' and the Sunday evening 'kaxxa nfernali'. The final celebration is the devotional procession of the statue of Saint Joseph through the village streets - a fitting conclusion for the Patron Saint. This feast has over the years increased its popularity and has become a regular crowd-puller, putting Ħal Għaxaq in the top echelons of Maltese festivals.
"Ite ad Josef".
M.U.S.E.U.M. (boys)
Feasts in Ħal Għaxaq
Saint Mary-15 August
Saint Joseph-1st Sunday of June
Others
Malta
Malta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in...
, with a population of 4,388 people (Nov 2005). It is mainly a residential area with a vast area used for agriculture still. The village's name may be derived from the Maltese
Maltese language
Maltese is the national language of Malta, and a co-official language of the country alongside English,while also serving as an official language of the European Union, the only Semitic language so distinguished. Maltese is descended from Siculo-Arabic...
word meaning delight, or it may be related to the family named Axiaq which had feudal lands in the area. The village's main church is dedicated to the Assumption of Mary
Assumption of Mary
According to the belief of Christians of the Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodoxy, Oriental Orthodoxy, and parts of the Anglican Communion and Continuing Anglicanism, the Assumption of Mary was the bodily taking up of the Virgin Mary into Heaven at the end of her life...
, popularly known in Maltese as Santa Marija (St.Mary) which is therefore the village's patron saint. Wonderful celebrations take place from the 30th to the 15th August annually. However the village as a whole seeks a great devotion to the Holy Family and along the years another secondary feast emerged and is celebrated to the full on the week before the first Sunday of June. This is dedicated to St.Joseph, husband of Mary. During these feasts the village is decorated in a wonderful manner with highly artistic statues and colorful lights and banners troughout the whole village.
Saint Mary's Parish Church
Ħal Għaxaq's main church is dedicated to the Assumption of Our Lady and it is renowned for its beautiful baroque architecture. The present church was consegrated on 2 May 1784, after around 50 years of hard work by the villagers, which gave a helping hand in building their religious shrine. One could find a large number of artistic and valuable items in this church which were made by renowned Maltese and foreign artists. Of these one could find a number of highly artistic statues which all seek great devotion in a way or another. The titular statue which depicts the Assumption in heaven of our Lady was carved in wood by Maltese Mariano Gerada in 1808 and it is quite popular for its beauty and considered, not only as one of the artist's masterpieces but also one of the most beautiful statues in Maltese Churches. Another statue which could be found in this church is that of the Main Secondary Feast of Saint Joseph which was made by Fratelli Bertarelli of Milan in Italy in the year 1932 and is also carved in wood. Other statues are those of Our Lady of the Rosary carved in wood by Alessandro Farrugia, Our Lady of Fatima and a set of traditional eight statues depicting the passion of Jesus Christ. These were made troughout the years with statues of Maltese artists Peppi Vella,Carlo Darmanin and family Camilleri Cauchi, namely Alfred and Aaron Camilleri Cauchi. The statue of dead christ known as Il-Monument was brought to Ħal Għaxaq from Rome in the 18th century. The paintings which decorate the church's ceiling were painted by Emvin Cremona during the 1960s while other works of art date back to the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries mostly painted by famous Maltese artists; Gian Nikol Buhagiar, Francesco Zahra, Rokku Buhagiar and Ganni Vella above others. Apart from the Titular feast of Saint Mary which is celebrated annually on the 15 August, other feasts are celebrated along the year. These are; the commemoration of the Passion of Jesus Christ and his rise from dead- with the traditional Good Friday procession, which in Ħal Għaxaq is held on Palm Sunday evening, celebrated a Sunday before Easter, the Main Secondary feast of Saint Joseph celebrated on the 1st Sunday of June, Corpus Christi on the 2nd Sunday of June and Our Lady of the Rosary on the 2nd Sunday of October. These are all organised by their respective confraternities. Last but not least, on the night between 24 and 25 December, a solemn mass is held to celebrate Christ's birth, popularly known as Christmas.
Band Clubs
Ħal Għaxaq is popularly renowned for its two feasts which are celebrated on a large scale on 15 of August and the first Sunday of June. The Holy family seeks a great devotion in this village, in fact it is the only village in Malta which have its Titular and Main Secondary feast dedicated to Saint Mary and Saint Joseph respectively, which together with Jesus, they form the Holy Family. Throughout the years two Social and Musical Societies emerged in the village and they contribute for the external celebrations of their respective patron saint.Saint Mary Band Club Ħal Għaxaq A.D 1873
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The feast of St Mary has been a popular feast among the Maltese people. Traditionally St Mary is linked to the Santa Maria Convoy which brought much needed food supplies to the Maltese. This took place exactly in the 15th August, 1943, during the peak of the Second World War. This feast is very popular in Malta especially where the village church has as its Titular St. Mary.
Since 1808 the village of Ħal Għaxaq in the south east of Malta celebrated this feast, both the religious part and the secular part, with vigor and pomp. The religious aspect was reflected in the fact that an artistic statue was made by a well known sculpture Mariano Gerada. This was financed by Gio Maria Farrugia (1763–1828) and costed 800 skud.
Of course an artistic plinth was also made. The Farrugia family tree is endorsed at St. Mary's Band Club.It is futile to stress how popular the feast was to the villagers. In those days they had their wine shop. They talked mostly about the feast, year in year out. One shop was called Ta’ Indri l-Mikk. People used to meet there and given the aspirations of the locals, this stop was the forerunner of the present band club. Indri himself, took it upon himself to organize the outside (secular) feast of St. Mary. The square in front of the church was decorated with colourful bundings. The church’s facade was illuminated with hundreds of oil lamps. This was the work of the Gatt, Duca, Desira and Scicluna's families.
After a number of years these people’s demand for more professional work grew. In 1873 the people named above explored the possibility of moving from this shop to much bigger premises. Agreement was reached on buying a big house in the square known as Ta’ Bukkettuwa. After initial work was completed the club came to be known as Circolo La Stella. This house served until 1910 when it was agreed to look for a new place big enough to hold all activities. Finally a big house was found at 70, St. Mary Street known as Ta’ Petistina. This was renovated and turned into a majestic edifice. On the 13th August, 1922 the Circolo was consecrated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Up to 1933, the club changed its premises for another time until on the 27th July of the same year, the Circolo; which had also changed its name to Circolo Maria Assumpta, inaugurated the present band club adjacent to the church. During the second World War (1939–1944), the civil authorities ordered the club to be used for children since there was a shelter close to it. This provided safe cover in case of air raids. In 1957, the club celebrated the occasion of the Dogma of the Assumption. On this occasion, colours were awarded to the club by constituted bodies. Marcell Farrugia, the land lord of the club premises, agreed to build a second floor to the house; the main hall and the reception area. This building, incredibly, took only a few months to be completed and was inaugurated by the end of 1952. A milestone in 1953 was the painting of the gold posted banner depicting Our Lady whilst in 1955 another posted banner was launched. During the National Independence day celebrations on the 21st September 1964 the St.Mary Band; inaugurated in 1935 held a band march in Kingsway, Valletta. The fireworks, which were confiscated by the police after an explosion in the fireworks factory eights month before were let off during these national celebrations. The year 1984 was a golden year for the Band Club. After six years of hard work, the new refurbished club was inaugurated during a remarkable musical programme by late president Ms.Agatha Barbara. During the same year a statue of St. Mary was made in Gozo by the noted sculptor Michael Camilleri Cauchi. The statue is mounted on a column in the square during a very popular tradition in the village where the statue is paraded and mounted on a column whilst band marches are played. A new, large and fine banner for the mast at top of the roof of the club was also tailored and painted. In 1987 a women's committee was also set up while in 1988 the Marian Year was celebrated and as benefits the name, the club was foremost in leading both religious and lay events. Following the granting of the premises from the Farrugia family in 1987 another bold decision was taken and the premises was pulled down to give way to another, which was to be the most magnificent building in Malta as for as Band Clubs are concerned. Work on this new band club started in March 1991. After almost 20 years of continuous work; the new premises was officially inaugurated by Prime Minister Dr.Lawrence Gonzi on the 30th July 2009 after another remarkable band programme. This is tightly the masterpiece that stands out in the village of Ħal Għaxaq which is synonymous with St. Mary, the village beloved patron saint.
The feast celebrations commence on the 30th July and peeks on the 15th August each year. One of the most awaited events in the village is the Ħal Għaxaq Music Festival, which also forms part of the titular feast. This event consist of three days of musical concerts with all its' proceeds going to local charitable institutions such as the Ħal Għaxaq Philantropic Group and Puttinu Cares. The Band Club was the first of its type to bring foreign artists to Malta such as the official Tribute singer Tracy Shields as Celine Dion, Queen Rhapsody UK, U2UK, ABBA UK and Sheila Bonnick; a member in the first line up of the popular group Boney M.
After this festival, the following events commence on the 9th August when the statue of Our Lady is taken out of its niche and at 9pm it is welcomed by numerous devotees on the church pavis while a band march around the village follows. Bands from other villages are invited to take part during these festivities, which together with St.Mary's Band, cheer up the Marian villagers, as well as Maltese and foreign visitors. St.Mary Band is also popular for its yearly musical programme normally held on the 11th August at 9pm. On the eve of the feast, a pyromusical show is set up by St.Mary Fireworks team; called THE CONVOY. The same factory also represtented Ħal Għaxaq on a number of occasions and competitions over the years and also won prestigious titles.
A decortaions committee was also set up during the past years and they decorate the church and the village beautifully for the feast.
The 15th August is the peak of these festivities. Following a solemn mass in the morning, St.Mary Band holds the popular morning feast march, which starts at 10.30am up till 3pm in the afternoon. During the evening the procession with the popular and devotional statue of the Assumption is held and colourful fireworks lit up the sky.
Without any doubt; the most hears phrase during this week is of praise to Ħal Għaxaq's patron saint; thus, VIVA SANTA MARIA.
Everyone is welcome to join these festivities, much awaited from year to another.
Saint Joseph Band Club
The Saint Joseph Band Club was established in 1874 with the principal object of organising and enhancing the feast of St. Joseph in collaboration with the Confraternity of Saint Joseph, an older Catholic Church organisation dating back to around 1689. Since then, the Band Club has taken under its remit the external festivities while the Confraternity has concentrated on the liturgical celebrations . Being the first band club in Ħal Għaxaq, the Club used to participate also in the feast of the Assumption of St. Mary until the early 1950s, when this participation was discontinued.The feast of Saint Joseph is presently celebrated annually on the first Sunday of June, though in past years the date was earlier in May.
The Band Club's biggest ever project is surely its premises. During a project spanning from the early nineteen-eighties till the official opening in May 2000, the Club acquired both previously-rented and adjacent property, demolished the existing structures and rebuilt a unitary building. The building is considered as a prime example of Maltese baroque-style architecture, and in certain aspects takes Maltese craftsmanship to new heights. A visitor to the building should not fail to note the symmetrical curved staircase topped by a dome structure, the various relief sculpture adorning various walls, ceilings, cornices and pedestals and the first floor halls.
At first-floor level, there is also a niche with the older statue of Saint Joseph, which was replaced in 1933 with the present devotional statue retained in the Church for the devotion of the Catholic community. The older statue has been restored this year 2010 and it transpired that the wooden statue was probably manufactured in Malta at around 1650. This date is corroborated both by the style of the carving and by the evident aging of the wood. It is interesting to note that the present Ħal Għaxaq church was built at around that same time. The statue is therefore key proof to the longevity of the devotion to Saint Joseph and has also significant historical and artistic value, being in absolute terms the oldest existing devotional statue in Ħal Għaxaq and actually one of the oldest still in existence on the entire Maltese Islands.
The Band Club is also in possession of two other separate properties: a fireworks factory that is renowned for the quality of its festive fiery production; and a feast decorations factory, comprising a workshop and stores for the Baroque-style festive street decorations. The fireworks factory has indeed written one of the most beautiful pages of Maltese pyrotechnic art and artisanship in general when it won the Villa de Bilbao international fireworks festival edition of 2010 against world-renowned international opponents. The achievement was lauded widely as an example of excellence for Maltese artisanship, even by the Maltese Civil Authorities, considering that Malta rarely if ever registers international success at high-profile events of any sort given its very small size and population.
The actual feast of Saint Joseph is celebrated throughout ten days. While big crowds of people throng the streets of Ħal Għaxaq, the village puts on its best dress in green (the colour of the Saint Joseph clan) and is entirely decorated with the decorations manufactured or otherwise managed by the above-mentioned workshop. The Club's own band and other guest bands play the typical Maltese band-marches to the general merry-making of the Josephite supporters, guests and tourists who are always welcome to join. Street concerts are also held, many times attracting national attention. Various fireworks displays are held throughout the week, culminating in the Saturday night show known as 'The Flames of Fire' and the Sunday evening 'kaxxa nfernali'. The final celebration is the devotional procession of the statue of Saint Joseph through the village streets - a fitting conclusion for the Patron Saint. This feast has over the years increased its popularity and has become a regular crowd-puller, putting Ħal Għaxaq in the top echelons of Maltese festivals.
"Ite ad Josef".
Carnival
Another yearly event which is increasing in its popularity is the spontaneous Carnival celebration held in February.Interesting places in Ħal Għaxaq
- Sea Shelled House-"A Unique House in Malta decorated with Sea Shells" (St. Mary Street-after the church)
- St. Philip's Chapel (at St. Philip Square)
- St. Lucy's Chapel (at the Outskirts of the village)
- Christ the Redeemer Chapel(at the outskirts of the village)
- Together with the Parish Church and the two masterpieces, the Band Clubs(as mentioned above)
Zones in Ħal Għaxaq
- Bir id-Deheb (Well of Gold)
- Ħas-Saptan (Saptan Town)
- Il-Miksur (The Broken)
- Qasam Ħal-Dmikki
- Tal-Barrani (Foreigner's Village)
- Tal-Garda
- Tal-Ġebel (Rocks' Village)
- Tal-Millieri
- Tal-Qattus (Cat's Village)
- Tal-Wilġa (Open Field's Village)
Ħal Għaxaq main roads
- Dawret Ħal Għaxaq (Ħal Għaxaq By-Pass)
- Triq G.M. Farrugia (G.M. Farrugia Street)
- Triq il-Belt Valletta (Valletta Road)
- Triq il-Ġistakor (Tail-Coat Street)
- Triq il-Garakol (Garakol Street)
- Triq il-Gudja (Gudja Road)
- Triq il-Milwa (Skein Street)
- Triq iż-Żejtun (Zejtun Road)
- Triq San Filippu (St. Philip Street)
- Pjazza San Filippu (St. Philip Square)
- Triq Santa Marija (St. Mary Street)
- Vjal il-Labour (Labour Avenue)
- Triq it-Tgezwira
- Triq Ganmari Dalli
- Pjazza Santu Rokku (St. Rocco Square)
- Triq San Pawl (St. Paul Street)
- Triq il-Knisja (church's street)
- Triq Marjanu Gerada
Ħal Għaxaq Local Council
The current Ħal Għaxaq local council members are:- Emmanuel (k/a Leli) Vassallo (Mayor - PL)
- Abdilla Joe (vice-mayor, PL)
- Agius Rose (PN)
- Ġulin Attard (PL)
- Alan Picco (PL)
External links
Local CouncilM.U.S.E.U.M. (boys)
Feasts in Ħal Għaxaq
Saint Mary-15 August
Saint Joseph-1st Sunday of June
Others