XAGRA PARISH Made by Carly Buttigieg XAGRA FACTS

XAGĦRA PARISH Made by : Carly Buttigieg

XAGĦRA FACTS • Xagħra (Maltese : Ix-Xagħra) is a village on the island of Gozo in Malta. • Xaghra is between zebbug and Nadur it is on the noth side of the island

XAGĦRA SQUARE

THE XAGĦRA FEAST. • The feast is celebrated every 8 th September, locally known as "Il-Festa tal-Vittorja" commemorating the victory of the Maltese under the Knights of St. John over the Turks in the Siege of 1565. The feast of the Nativity of Our Lady has been since then a traditional national holiday.

FAMOUS PLACES IN XAGĦRA The Ġgantija temples Ta’ Kola windmill

GGANTIJA TEMPLES Ġgantija is a megalithic on the Mediterranean island of Gozo. The Ġgantija temples are older than the pyramids of Egypt.

GOZO STONE CIRCLE ing finely t s e er o t n w i t a t f s o n o o s m a s The overy w e figure pair of disc ed ston aying a carv h portr c cou e s obe

XERRI’S GROTTO • First a well and then an air raid shelter • Xerri’s grotto is an underground site in Xaghra, Gozo. This cave was discovered in 1923, underneath a house, while the owners were digging for a well.

XAGĦRA IN THE 20 TH CENTURY

THE CAVE OF CALYPSO In this cave used to live a girl name calypso and not only that the cave was called the cave of calypso also gozo was called calypso.

TOYS MUSEUM This museum had started with one 18 th century doll. This has museum started collecting more toys from around the world

CARNIVAL IN XAGĦRA Xaghra celbrates carnival by means of traditional dances, carnival floats and competition of best costumes. This year a carnival thematic comedy shall be introduced.

THE END Thanks for your time