Fireworks over Lija

s,theuma

Aug 9th 2009, 21:42

@Mary Ann Borg AND MANY like her: I was polite enough to leave the animals out of this. I would like to ask you do you live close or are you just one of those that just goes from one village to another with your chair and hoz biz zejt to see the fireworks but not the BLASTS. 4 years ago my dog died in my hands, last Thurdsay I nearly went through the same Experience. Please note my animals are like children. My son didn't stop crying because he was seeing one of his dogs dying in his mother's hands, you might not understand ghax moh ta tiegieg ghandek, although in saying this I might be insulting them as they too understand. A DOG Is A FREIND FOREVER MaryAnn Borg.. you must be one of those that cleans infront of your door but sweeps the rubbish accross the street ghax mara nadifa!!!

If any of you out there are willing to pay for all my expenses, Kennel lodging, flat to move out of cleaning from top to bottom from DENGOROUS petals which are also a danger to us ect then I WILL STOP.

David Mifsud

Aug 9th 2009, 21:01

Adrian Cardona

I am no psych student but I reckon I know where Mariella Galea's reasoning comes from!

By the way I fail to see the humour in Antoine Zammit's blalen "joke" - I take it he'd find it very funny if fireworks burn his property.

Joseph E Briffa

Aug 9th 2009, 19:12

@Mary Ann Borg..two wrongs don't make a right...the dogs don't know any better, their masters OUGHT TO KNOW BETTER if they were educated and most Maltese don't care about the cleanliness of the streets; as long as the dirt is out of the confines of their front doors they are not bothered. This is Maltese culture, no education , therefore egoists par excellence. What we are saying is NOT banning fireworks, but BANNING the bombi of the murtali and murtaletti. Do you get it now?

Mary Ann Borg

Aug 9th 2009, 17:46

S Theuma, this is a community, and some enjoy fireworks and others enjoy dogs. When the same community puts all dogs that litter all over the place, bark at all times of the day and night and dirty each and every corner of the our streets, then maybe, just maybe, there will also be an end to fireworks.

S.theuma

Aug 9th 2009, 11:42

@James Scerri. If you read carefully I never said anything about the coloured fireworks, It's that massive aloud bang that I am talking about. I can assure you that some of them make you jump out of your skin. Unfortunately these are not just for a week, its' either because the Statue is going out or its going in. Well we have till the end of September like this, that 2 months.

I'm sure if any of you have small children (let's leave the animals out of it as it seems only a few care) you would all be writing differently culture u mhux culture. Nobody likes having dangerous petals on their roof, balconies or garden.

@ Mariella Galea what does the language have to do with this!!

Adrian Cardona

Aug 9th 2009, 11:34

@Mariella Galea
yes, let's remain stuck in the middle ages...let's remain a nation of loud-mouthed, rude egoists who don't give a crap at others who might be ill or suffering due to the noise. Let's try and show the world how civilised we are by shooting and killing anything which flies.
and you expect us to be true maltese?! and shut up! how very democratic and understanding. A first-year psychology student would have a field day examining your reasoning and where it comes from...

Joseph E Briffa

Aug 9th 2009, 11:28

@ James Scerri...even hate, jealousy, murder, rape, killing and prostitution have been around since time immemorial...so are you recommending that we practise them?

Joseph E Briffa

Aug 9th 2009, 11:20

@ A Zahra ...After watching the video I noted: 1. the barrage is held in a massive Plaza which, judging by the adjacent buildings must be the size of several football pitches; the bangs are therefore NOT ear-shattering like they are in tiny Malta. 2. protective clothing for the fireworks enthusiasts - a far cry from the T-shirt, shorts and sandals worn by their Maltese counterparts; 3. the strong protective steel barrier all round; - in Malta no such barriers are ever erected. 4.watchers wearing ear muffs to protect their ears - we are told that in Malta 1/10 of young people have hearing problems; 5. the maybe once-a-year occasion - in Malta this occurs some 200 times in the space of 100 days; the bangs are much louder, distances are a few 100 metres; too many bangs at all times of the day, 8a.m. and noon and a five-hour non-stop barrage every Sunday. There is no way of escape in Malta and Gozo, the two islands are SO tiny. One solution is to let off the bombi on rafts 500 metres out at sea where the noise is dissipated, or total ban of bombi of the murtali and murtaletti.

Mariella Galea

Aug 9th 2009, 10:57

apart from whining whining whining... and also a nation of "parole si fatti no". We are also a nation of TRADITION KILLERS, some people who call themselves Maltese are agains the ringing of Church Bells, Hunting, trapping, fishing, Petards and last but not least the Maltese language.

ISTHU. all you do is whine and go around with your nose up thinking that you are English speaking gods.
TRUE Maltese want what is Maltese to remain. If you don't like just shut up and be patient like we do when you are around.

James Scerri

Aug 9th 2009, 10:30

@ S. Theuma & Joseph E Briffa:

Fireworks have been around since God knows when! Why is only now, that these are damaging and non-entertaining?!
Ok..you've both got a point in saying that times should be respected (especially after 10:30) and strength of petards should be regulated. But I strongly disagree with banishing fireworks. I know of foreign friends who come to visit Malta during the Santa Marija week, specifically for the festas and the fireworks (Mqabba/Qrendi) and for the atmosphere of the festa!

But come on...it's only 1 week in 52...5 days in 365! Iggibux id-dinja fit-tarf!!

A.Zahra

Aug 9th 2009, 09:38

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GliiNPsEhf8
This is it in Valencia Spain complete with TV coverage and sponsored by the authorities.
Mind you If it was only happening in Malta I still would want even more to have it retained.

Joseph E Briffa

Aug 9th 2009, 08:57

@ D Zahra........flash, smoke, bang, bang.........flash, smoke, bang, bang.......flash, smoke, bang, bang and more bangs.......very entertaining indeed! For whom? Empty vessels make loud sounds.. ...

D. Zahra

Aug 9th 2009, 02:38

AH !!!!!!!!! BLAH BLAH BLAH!!!!!!!!! Fireworks is here to stay, and thank God for that !!! That is the only reason why I make a yearly trip over the Atlantic in the Summer!!!! Just to watch Maltese fireworks! Petards? No problem... The louder the more I love them! Lampieri are my favorites! Well if you are complaining about 'il kaxxa infernali' you will consider yourself lucky Maltese 'kaxxa infernali' is not like the Italian 'kaxxa infernali'... watch this ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIMgPWbch0o

Belive you me, you whiners, you will whine even more if you have that being lit on your local village festa day!

s.theuma

Aug 9th 2009, 01:13

Wow I've learnt a new thing today! dogs, roosters and people make the same noise like the blasting of the petals. No wonder many have never moved on. When will we learn!!!
Just a reminder, Children old and sick people live round these areas.

joe taliana

Aug 8th 2009, 23:38

please i love to see more photos of the fire workes

James Scerri

Aug 8th 2009, 20:23

Nice indeed...congrats to the Lija Fireworks factory.
A small point I'd like to raise is the fact that ppl say.."ohh how nice" and maybe organise a bbq on the roof to admire the nicities of fireworks...yet you find them the next day posting against fireworks on Maltese online-newspapers' blogs!
Let me make a point clear...extremes are not nice...and I like fireworks but need to straightened up...durations (especially those who exceed the timelimits) + strength of the petards!

carmen agius

Aug 8th 2009, 17:24

VIVA SALVATUR TA HAL 'LIJA.......U HADT MA JAGHMEL LOGHOB TA NAR BHALNA! PROSET !!!!!

smifsud

Aug 8th 2009, 16:44

Fireworks are here to stay !!!!.....now dont you know that Gremans and Italians bombed Malta to pieces and its waas the most bombed country .....maybe we love the noise ...but i do agree that the Petards need to stop .....but the Fireworks display is untouchable ....ignorance in this country is growing daily ....i used to say Malta is the freeiest place in the world and now we are changing to fast , making to many rules and im afraid its not going to be the same to be in Malta ....i know rules are needed to some extent but when it comes to the way of life and tradition and culture leave it alone ...yes you can debate and compromise .....long live Fireworks and Xalatii u storbju tal festi ......its what you call living it up the Maltese way....ok here is one for you , open your window at ther back of your house and tell me how many dogs or roosters and neighbors you here barking and crowing and yelling ...we do have many examples of niose and the list is endless.....ok i will be quiet now ...the afternoon siesta is the best quiet time in malta !!

M.Bezzina

Aug 8th 2009, 16:18

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGCUjFyg_zg

just came across this clip and its a amazing to see it opening in a circular way!!A true dedication to all the people involved and a piece of art work that we may not very much appreciate because of the ''Dum Dum tek tek'
If the fireworks will stop in my opinion many of the feasts will be boring to go.Can you imagine going to Santa Marija Mqabba or Mosta without fireworks? or salvatur?Feast which when you name them you name the quality of the fireworks is like when you lick an ice-cream!!'

Corinne Vella

Aug 8th 2009, 15:38

Complaints about fireworks are usually about the noise, rather than the display. Perhaps those on the defensive have never seen an elaborate display that did not involve noisy petards? If less were spent on petards there would be more to spend on colourful fireworks. That would disappoint some, but it would please many.

john borg

Aug 8th 2009, 14:01

just came from arci reale (please note not malta) and you do not imagine the big pettards fited from the church roof top. all the town was celebrating.......... but in malta this would be hammalli

Joseph Tonna

Aug 8th 2009, 12:29

Il-fireworks jogobna pero l-istorbju esagerat ( damdim ) idejquna dik id damdima qisa hoss ta gelatina biex nifqghu iz-zonqor f'xi barriera.

Ghala dak id-damdim kollu ? hemm bzonnu? vera bla sens il-hoss taghhom, mhux il-berqa le, jew il-kulur sabih taghhom imma dak id-damdim kbir idejjaqna. !!

E. Azzopardi

Aug 8th 2009, 12:11

The colourfull fireworks are really an art and should be encouraged but always within the law.
The big bangs on their own or which accompany the coloured one are useless, needless and stupid. They cause so much suffering to babies, children, the elderly, the sick , animals etc.
And all this suffering is proudly caused in "GOD'S NAME". The church and of course the authorities do not even lift a finger. Christians and Catholics indeed!!!!! But then we have to church on Sunday and show off. Hypocricy at its best.

Joseph Attard

Aug 8th 2009, 12:00

To all those who say that fireworks are repetitive let me tell you that the fireworks shown in Adrian's video titled 'part 2' are very rare. I am referring to those resembling a palm tree.

Well done Adrian for those videos. I'm a Zurrieq resident and feel proud to live in a town having two firework factories of recognized level. The display shown in Adrian's videos is amazing.

The loud useless bangs should be left out from these displays though. I don't know what's the point in having a sequence of very loud petards going on for around half an hour to accompany the statue going out and in from church.

Peter Bonnici

Aug 8th 2009, 11:04

@ M Bezzina
Its not the display thats the problem, obviously, but the constant blasts. What exactly do you find so artistic and cultural in a blast ?

Peter Bonnici

Aug 8th 2009, 10:59

@ c. camilleri
your attitude is typical of a tiny maltese village mentality. clearly you don't leave your village that often and therefore you are unaccustomed to the fact that people can actually have a great deal of fun without disturbing the peace for half the island.
of course, those who hate the noise that comes with festi can leave as you say, surely, because obviously, others like you wil not be able to enjoy this anywhere else in any other civilised EU state.

s.theuma

Aug 8th 2009, 10:28

Stephen Borg this has nothing to do with being a snob. If everyday for a week you have to become a gypsy roaming the streets as early as 7.30 in the morning till 11.30 at night with a young boy and your aminals, because the noise is unbearable, then, returning home cleaning all the dangearous material that fall in the garden makes you another chair and thermos person who comes over to watch from a distance.

Mark Edward Mifsud

Aug 8th 2009, 10:28

Again…Fire Works. Yearly appointment on the times. Why can’t we look at the whole picture of what is going on. It’s always the same routine; you get people complaining of the noise, animal suffering, etc.
With all respect because something bothers me I won’t go out shouting and writing on the times to ban what ever it is. Believe me, if it worked like that we wont have Pavecille, no Carnival, no football, no sports no nothing, just monotony. It’s always the same on this island. If we built yacht marina or extend it we complain, if we do this you get complains and mind you the complains are not because pollution or the environment but because we are bothered. Can’t we reason and look at the greater good and look at the whole picture before complaining. Do we know if by banning the fire works what would be the in pact on the island and its economy? Do we know if there will be people who will louse there jobs? Better take this motto in mind : Ieqaf U Ahseb!

Nicky Baldacchino

Aug 8th 2009, 10:19

Anyone interested may have a look at these representations, at Caput Lucis, World Championships, Malta Fireworks Festival and Mqabba feast.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xN9YQFBc50

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RT1MzPzEMZw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lq3XOFHVFg&feature=channel_page

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kD_YkMFTF4

victor borg

Aug 8th 2009, 10:07

Nobody is against fireworks displays, they are a part of our heritage and culture.
But do we have to start and end each session with the loudest bangs possible.
Only these exaggerations we need to control and it's so easy to do it.
All it need's is one apparatus reading noise levels on top of a roof.
If it goes over the limit than out goes a fine.
Something similar to those very, very efficient speed camera!!
Yes you can ( when you want to).

Matthew Mallia

Aug 8th 2009, 10:02

Kien hawn min qall li l-kelb kien ser imut sorry jien inmut meta kuljum ikolli noqghod nisma' t-thaffir tal-bini ta' warajna jibda mis-7.00 a.m u l-bambin biss jaf meta jispicca x'naghmel. Bir-rispett kollu hawn persuni f'malta li jahsbu li huma d-divinita' jimxu fl;-art u jippretendu li jwaqqfu kollox.

dawn jahsbu li qed jghixu maiemi bis-sunbeds fuq il-bejt u ma jridu jisimghu b'xejn ghax moqdijin huma. ghax ma tghidux haga li mnalla kienu dawn is-shows ghaliex kieku ghandna problema akbar ta' turizmu f'pajjizna. imissu jisthi min qed jipprova jinqieghda bl-iskuza tan-nar ghax qal li jaghmel hsara l-ambjent. ha nghidlek jien x'
jaghmel hsara l-ambjent - id-Drenagg li jintefa' fil-bahar dawn il-fumes kollha li hirgin mill-karozzi, il-bini eccessiv,

ejja ma nahllux dawn l-erba' min-nies li jahsbu li pajjizna hu taghhom u jridu jeqirdu kollox just biex ikunu moqdija huma. sorry jekk ma tridux il-kultura maltija sibu post iehor fejn tmorru tghixu izda nehhuha minn raskom li ser toqoghdu iccahdu lill-pajjizna minn dawn l-ispettakli li jarriraw eluf u eluf ta' turisti gewwa pajjizna.

J Farrugia

Aug 8th 2009, 10:00

Bil-paroli u t-tgergir kollu taghkom, tridu u ma tridux, ikollkom tissaportu. Bhalma ahna jkollna nissapportu :
l-istorbju tal-partitarji tal-football,
l-istorbju tal-kostruzzjoni, damdim krejnijiet u ingenji li jfarrku l-blat,
tal-partitarji tal-elezzjonijiet,
tal-mechanics fil-garages taghhom idamdmu kolliox u 'l kulhadd,
tad-discos fil-karozzi u fid-dizabitat,
tal-inbieh tal-klieb fil-ghodu u fil-ghaxija,
tal-vetturi ta' kuljum u l-hornijiet stupidi taghhom,
tar-rih ivenven,
tat-tfal tal-iskola,
tat-trabi jwerzqu gol-knejjes u hadd ma jiftah halqu.
Storbju u le, dan huwa avveniment ta' darba fis-sena u min huwa snob jaghmlilna pjacir u jitlaq il-barra minn pajjizna ghal dawk il-granet. Din issa saret fissazzjoni ghal xi whud li jridu jeqirdu kull tradizzjoni li l-Maltin kellhom bil-komplicita tal-media li hawn f'pajjizna. Jahsbu li b'dil-kampanja qarrieqa taghhom ser jeqirdu dak kollu li missirijietna hadmu ghalih u rnexxielhom igibu ghall-pajjizna.. B'dan iz-zekzieka u minghajrhom il-pajjiz mexa u jibqa miexi.

Vincent Galea

Aug 8th 2009, 09:57

The only problem is that they are extremely temporal. A second or two and they are gone.......like our life which is a fireworks show.

Antoine Zammit

Aug 8th 2009, 09:53

On a lighter note...

Ahna l-Qriema Bastjanizi c-chapions tan-nar, din s-sena tghidx kemm hraqna blalen!!

..... kemm fl-ajru kif ukoll fl-art!!

Cheers

Adrian Allain

Aug 8th 2009, 09:05

Prosit Marie. A lovely photo.

Mario George Vella

Aug 8th 2009, 08:17

For some recent fireworks from the feast of Qala (last week) head on to this link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mguru1/. Thanks for looking

Adrian Zahra

Aug 8th 2009, 08:05

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-3KoU5wM_s&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQgOoTJWZI8&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4ZdbVaYAZM&NR=1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjKIeTL04yg&feature=related
Beautiful Art. Obviously also a great well done to our friends of Lija and all teams who presented displays during this summer. To all those against us "Change Your Heart it will Astound You" surely it does.

Michael Balzan

Aug 8th 2009, 08:01

Magnificent, colourful fireworks. But the deafening petards were "tad-dardir". i keep imagining "Is-Salvatur" up in the high heavens, with fingers stuck in both his ears and with a knowing smirk on his face, saying: "....if only the money spent on this fireworks carnival was spent on helping out the poor, I would be much more pleased on my feast day!". But who cares what "Is-Salvatur" thinks? Viva l-festa! Viva n-nar! Viva l-bombi! U x'naqghu u nqumu mix-xjuh, tfal, morda u annimali?. L-aqwa li ahna niehdu gost!

Antoine Farrugia

Aug 8th 2009, 07:37

Hi All

On coming Friday and Saturday, come to our village MQABBA to see to beautiful fireworks for the Santa Marija Feast. We won the 2006 Maltese competition and in 2007 we were declared World Champions in the Caput Lucis Festival held in Rome.

By the way, I think fireworks shows presented by the voluntary persons are the only shows FREE OF CHARGE!

Fireworks although it is dangerous to work is our culture and if it is done by caution we remove tragedies.

stephen borg

Aug 8th 2009, 07:27

well done u prosit an enjoyable night that a few snobs want to stop

Adrian Zahra

Aug 8th 2009, 07:18

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjKIeTL04yg&feature=related

For all those against the beautiful risky art the message is in this song. It's a pitty I do not have the full video.

Adrian Zahra

Aug 8th 2009, 07:15

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-3KoU5wM_s

http://www.yohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4ZdbVaYAZM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQgOoTJWZI8&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3Y-_GRfhUk&feature=related

Is-skiet risopsta (Excuse the pun)

A Fenech

Aug 8th 2009, 06:52

Bravo E Zammit.
May i see the study whose conclusion you are quoting?

Nicky Baldacchino

Aug 8th 2009, 02:34

Well done to Lija Fireworks Factory, good spectacle. Hope everyone appreciates the work this art takes and how good the Maltese are at it!!! Has Malta ever been the world champion in anything??? Well St. Mary Fireworks Factory won the Fireworks World Championship in 2007, what an achievement and we still have people talking about the noise!! please!!!!

Brian hansford

Aug 8th 2009, 00:38

congratulations to st'Micheals fireworks for giving us and all those present an excellent show .
for those that find fault with the lija fireworks i would like to ask them;
why is it that during the whole year we get our homes with black dust and no one complains about it?
do you know that the toxic that comes out from maghtab is harming our health?
do you protest for this or you just live with it as if it is a part of your everyday life?
there are allot more things happening around us that are worrying !

Randolph Peresso

Aug 7th 2009, 23:17

Magnificent

s.theuma

Aug 7th 2009, 23:02

Culture, if killing dogs is called culture then that's another thing.

Yesterday I nearly lost my dog just beacuse we had to be reminded it was 12.00 noon. For a week, everyday we are woken up by these loud bangs starting as early as 8.00am

Four years ago I lost his mother thanks to our culture.

Mr Mallia and many others who do not suffer the way we do are people who come and watch with your chair and thermos.

BAN THESE FIREWORKS ONCE AND FOR ALL. I'M SURE OUR SAINTS DON'T NEED US TO LIGHT UP THE SKIES FOR THEM.

D Spiteri

Aug 7th 2009, 22:45

Thanks to all the guys that spend so much time to give us these spectacular shows around the Island.

VIVA SANTA MARIJA,

Qrendi

smifsud

Aug 7th 2009, 22:38

Great job Lija and St Micheal Fireworks ........Malta is fireworks and a lot more ..i think you dont appreciate what you have until its gone ...but never Fireworks will be gone ....i will fight to the end to save this amazing display of art and tradition .....stop complaining and live life a little ...everyone needs to chill out cause we are going to OVERULE OURSELVES INTO OBLIVION!!!!

M.Bezzina

Aug 7th 2009, 22:06

Well done for those who dedicated their time to do these fireworks I was there last Wed and I can say they dodn't stop for 1min all tourists near me was surprised to see them!!!
Kulhadd igerger ghall istorbju issa ix xahar id diehel gergru wkoll ghall airshow ta ghax dejjem issibu fuq xiex tgergru!!Basta kollox negattiv!!

charlie cauchi

Aug 7th 2009, 21:41

nibda biex nghid li minhiex deletant tan nar, pero ma nipretendiex li ghax mhux diletant jien jew ahjar ghax idejjaq lilli haddiehor mghandux ikun diletant u jitpaxxa bdan ix xoghol. sakemm jinzammu ir regoli u izommu id distanzi stabilliti bil ligi ghandu ikun hemm hruq tan nar, pero hadd ma jipretendi li biex jiehu gost hu jaghmel il hajja ta haddiehor fil periklu. u l istat ghandu ikun iktar sod ma min jikser il ligi jew iqieghed il hajja ta haddieror fil periklu. l isla, bormla u il birgu, ghamlu zmien jaharqu min fuq il mina li hi qrib sew tal bini u dan kien issir bil barka ta kullhadd nispera li dan l abbuz jieqaf darba ghal dejjem.

Joe Scicluna

Aug 7th 2009, 21:33

Well done Maria, You are lucky to be able to see and record the beauty of something that the majority have missed. Keep up the good work.

Joseph E Briffa

Aug 7th 2009, 20:52

The fireworks display was beautiful but alas as usual it was accompanied by the ear-shattering bangs. Could we not have got the colourful display without the bomba and the murtaletti? Are these necessary?

Edward Zammit

Aug 7th 2009, 20:40

Maybe Malta should harshly ban all those ignorant, brainless, who try to forcibly impose their pathetic views on people. This is a democracy and the majority of the people love and want and go to admire fireworks.

Joe Cassar

Aug 7th 2009, 20:34

Did she record the useless, awful noise as well?

Peter Aquilina

Aug 7th 2009, 20:31

@ C. Busuttil Your suggestion that those who don't like senseless earshattering explosions produced by petards/ fireworks to "buy headphones" may be complemented by my suggestion of you to , on such "feastly" occasions, somehow hover yourself way up in the air and keep your ears as close as possible to the blasts !! Dear Mr. Antoine Spiteri, You may ask the tourists, who as you say are attracted by petards/fireworks, assuming themselves being residents here, whether they would approve and bear living with it throughout the whole summer season. Your statement " you can prepare your luggage to leave the country as we will end up eating each other to live " is nothing but a weak, immature and irrelevant wording ! Grow up man !

Edwin Mifsud

Aug 7th 2009, 20:24

@c. camilleri I totaly agree. Being egoistic is really a large part of our "culture".

Edwin Mifsud

Aug 7th 2009, 20:23

@c. camilleri I totaly agree. Being egoistic is really a large part of our "culture".

C Borg

Aug 7th 2009, 20:05

May I suggest to all these armchair critics to pay a visit to London on Guy Fawke's night and to Switzerland on their national day celebrated in the beginning of August? Maybe once they visit these countries they will understand how outstanding these maltese nationals are and how they toil to give us the spectacle that is only just represented in this picture and will also appreciate how serious our laws are in this regard. Would you be happy if your neighbour let off fireworks from his back yard/garden all night without any concern to your rest and safety? This is what exactly happens in these places.

D Agius

Aug 7th 2009, 19:57

To all Ban Brigade members, can you let us know what your pastimes are so i can gemgem on you too. Viva is-sajf, il-festi w San Gejtanu..................... Mwa. love you all.

Joe Borg

Aug 7th 2009, 19:54

U ejja ieqfu issa fuq noise pollution, dejjem l-istess diska . . . il-murtali huma parti mill-kultura maltija, tant li l festi ikunu mimlija nies biex jarawhom. Jien taf x'idejaqni qieghed, kif naqbdu ma haga u nippruvaw inpenguha f'dell ikrah u noholqu fuss ghalxejn. Xieraq dawn li jdejquhom il-murtali, ghandom interessi biex jiehdu l artijiet minn fejn jisparaw biex itellawhom xi 10 sulari flats. Thanks

Joseph Tonna

Aug 7th 2009, 19:41

Many kinds of noise pollution must be banned and fined especially at certain times...

Wilfrid Buttigieg

Aug 7th 2009, 19:34

As an Iklin resident I believe I have a balanced view of the situation. Overall I have to say that I am pleased to see people from all over the island visit our town to enjoy the fireworks. At the same time tough, I have to admit that we do suffer the inconvenience of extremely loud bangs, toxic fumes which penetrate even the most private areas of our homes and alot of debris which is left lying on our roofs, streets and cars. The wreckless parking situation also needs to be addressed. The danger posed by the fireworks factory location is also a constant cause of concern to residents all year round. Luckily the factory is a well organised, but as we all know, the danger remains and even the most professional can lose their lives in this practice.

Andres Gayo

Aug 7th 2009, 19:24

I was at Lija and saw the fireworks, but was very unimpressed not to say disgusted with the fact that the ashes kept on being blown towards the crowd, some of them actually landed in my eye and I saw several bushes nearby catch on fire... I've never seen anything like it. I'm from Spain and although I find fireworks colourful and entertaining, adequate safety measures should be put in place to protect the public. I'm also surprised that there are so many feasts and firework displays one after another in Malta. Perhaps they should be spaced out a bit.

Antoine Spiteri

Aug 7th 2009, 19:19

Dear Mr Peter Aquilina.. I was present at these fireworks and I am a follower of these fireworks. While I dont like that Salut part of fireworks , I like all that remains of fireworks. Believe me.. if you remove fireworks from our heritage... you can prepare your luggage to leave the country as we will end up eating each other to live.... I am saying this because everyone knows that fireworks attracts a lot of tourism.. Beleive me... Tourist like to watch all type of fireworks even such as rdieden (bicca rota) imagine all these fireworks.... Think before you talk man!

Matthew mallia

Aug 7th 2009, 19:18

some citizens here in malta think that they have the divine right to decide whether we should lit fireworks or not. I am more fed up of the noise carried out from these jack hammers and heavy loaders passing from my street . But what can i do I just have passience beacuse this is something I cannot avoid. But somehow there are these conservative forces here in malta that think that they can destroy something which is part of our culture.

Well done lija continue doing these spettacular fire works display as you have been doing for the past years. there are more serious chemiclas which are polluting our environment and not the fireworks for sure.

whoever is fed up kindly note that you are living in malta - Fire works are part of our culture accept it or not.

Matthew Gauci

Aug 7th 2009, 19:15

Always the same.....on reading various articles and comments on the local festas and fireworks displays (which cannot be separated from each other), I am realising that the same destructive comments are being made by the same people. Some people are forgetting that the local festas and fireworks play an important role in our culture, they create a sense of belonging and apart from this they are capable of generating economy from the aspect of tourism. If someone went to lija yesterday he would have noticed the influx of people, mainly tourists that went there for the fireworks display. Depart from me I would like to thank all the fireworks factories and all the festa commitees that do a lot of sacrificie throughout the year to make our local festas a unique experience.

Rocco Cauchi

Aug 7th 2009, 19:11

I have noted less fireworks and bang this year all over the island.
Is it the credit crunch or some covert Church action with clubs?

c. camilleri

Aug 7th 2009, 19:10

Well done St. Michael's fireworks. Fireworks is part of our culture and those who do not like them know what to do. Now we are in Europe and movement from one country to an other easy.

C.Busuttil

Aug 7th 2009, 18:56

@Peter Aquilina

Abolished my foot, fireworks are here to stay because if you happened to be at Lija last Wednesday and Thursday you could see thousands watching the wonderful display. Besides this occurs whenever there is a fireworks displays throughout the summer. Thousands watching fireworks.

Stop trying to destroy anything that you don't like not just because you don't like it. Others are of a different opinion. Its always the same story people complain about fireworks but if and I repeat IF they watching the airshow of deadly warplanes or an MTV concert that could be heard three times as much as petards they suddenly forget all about the old and pets.

Finally I would like to congratulate the Lija fireworks factory for the fantastic show free of charge that delighted all. The same goes for all those who have similar displays Keep it up boys you have the great majority behind you.
Those who don't like can always buy a pair of headphones.

Marton Saliba

Aug 7th 2009, 18:48

Fireworks, ooh, la-di-da... Ratatat boom...and colours

alfred agius

Aug 7th 2009, 18:44

Fire works are wonderful to see but despicable to hear. Not to mention the dirt and chemical pollution factor. the surrounding buildings & tenants are at the mercy of the wind direction to receive debris & shredded material which if not toiled at will serve to block drains etc during the first drizzles. You may have guessed that the world has changed drastically since the time fireworks were ever introduced, when all was so quiet & tranquil. I believe that now that the environment is polluted to such necessary evils like factory chimnies & vehicle emmissions, it must be time to say goodbye to fireworks all together. The latter are not an unnecessary evil but a capricious evil. Everything we do at a cost!! unfortunately the majority win. Pity that the majority are law flouters, wasting their times of the day.

roderick abela

Aug 7th 2009, 18:39

well done to the saint michael's fire works factory enthusiasts

Peter Aquilina

Aug 7th 2009, 18:33

No matter how "exciting" fireworks displays may appear to be, they should be approved only if somehow manufactured without the senseless ear and nerve shattering explosions ! But,............again, if these ( noiseless ?) fireworks display do also pose a grave incendiary danger to people and households, then, they too should be abolished.

A Fenech

Aug 7th 2009, 18:25

something's missing...... Oh yes.... The useless BANGs

Massimo Costa

Aug 7th 2009, 18:12

Oh wow, fireworks. I've never seen those before.