Zejtun marked the start of the traditional olive-picking season this weekend with Zejt iz-Zejtun, a weekend of cultural activities focused on the pressing of olives.

Organised by the Local Council and supported by the Parliamentary Secretary for Public Dialogue, the MTA and the Ministry for Resources and Rural Affairs, the festival included exhibitions of traditional crafts and free tasting of bread dipped in fresh olive oil.

The activity started with a defile' delivering the olive harvest, including the reading of the 'bandu' and the blessing of the olives prior to pressing.

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