Għaxaq's Sta Marija Fireworks Factory win festival
Photo: Kevin Barun
Sta Marija Fireworks Factory of Għaxaq has won the eighth international fireworks festival held over Grand Harbour on Thursday and yesterday.
La Stella Fireworks Factory of Gudja were placed second and the St Bartholomew Fireworks Factory of Għargħur, third, the Parliamentary Secretariat of Culture and the Malta Tourism Authority said.
Six local fireworks factories took part in this competition. The adjudication was carried out by a panel of three foreign experts in pyrotechnics, chaired by Joseph Theuma, secretary to the Malta Pyrotechnics Association.
The adjudication was based on quality of colours produced, quality of shells, originality of the product, and the overall presentation.
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kevin farrugia
May 1st 2010, 18:48
well done friends! you deservrd it. fejn hemm l-ghaqda hemm is sahha. keep it up. sure you have a grand show for the feast.
wayen dalli
May 1st 2010, 17:32
ahna tajjebi ta ghaxaq ghax gej ewwel sidt li qada u issa the best
paul portelli
May 1st 2010, 16:02
Dan il- festival missu jsir fuq skala ikbar --- il-festa propja .konna zgur naraw lil ghaqda tan- nar sam mikiel hal- lija tohrog rebbieha
ramon caruana
May 3rd 2010, 23:19
din laqda tan nar li semmejt irtirat mil estilall ta u is sena lohra giet it tieni fxi tlett gategorijiet .... biex tirbah #1
Maria Degiovanni
May 1st 2010, 15:26
Prosit . Tassew ghamiltu unur lis socjeta .Viva SANTA MARIA
Jesmond Micallef
May 1st 2010, 14:00
Prosit hafna tassew. In Nhar huwa spetaklu Tradizjonali Malti prezjuz ghall Malta. Huwa wkoll potenzjal ghall Industrija Maltija ghax pajjizi ohra ghandhom diga industrija fejn prodotti ta nhar jigu esportati !!!
Prosit tassew lil Santa Marija Fireworks Factory Għaxaq, La Stella Fireworks Factory Gudja u St Bartholomew Fireworks Factory Għargħur.
MARIA ROMINA GRIXTI
May 1st 2010, 13:29
Well done Saint Mary Fireworks Complex this is the 2nd time in this festival 2009 and now in this year. You made Ghaxaq very proud and our society in the top of the list
T Xuereb
May 1st 2010, 12:46
Well done to St Mary fireworks factory for their success as they deserved it!!You make all Ghaxqin proud to be from this wonderful village!!
VIVA L-KBIRA SANTA MARIJA!!!
W Bonello
May 1st 2010, 13:33
If I am not mistaken, this is the 2nd. time in a row that the St. Mary Fireworks Factory of Ghaxaq won this honour after winning last year as well! Congratulations to the Ghaxqin participants for this victory and to other participants!!! I hope that I will attend to the St. Mary fireworks show in Ghaxaq on the 14th. of August 2010!!!