Series Granada Centre for Visual Anthropology Student Film
Director Steve Vella
Country/Production UK
Release 2003
Length 26 mins
Format Colour / DVD / PAL / All region
Location Malta, Naxxar / Europe
Collection GCVA, School of Social Sciences, The University of Manchester
University School of Social Sciences, The University of Manchester
Order No RAI-200.3062
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In Malta, devotion to the Virgin Mary is very fervent, particularly in the village of Naxxar, where the most important annual feast, taking place over several days, is dedicated to her honour. But beside the religious celebration, there are also more secular festivities, based on traditional local rivalries, which are conducted with a similar intensity.
