Valletta Carnival defile' cancelled
The Carnival defile' in Valletta was cancelled this afternoon because of bad weather.
Participants said the decision had been taken mostly because of the strong gusts of wind the floats were likely to encounter as their were driven up Glormu Cassar Avenue towards the Auberge de Castille.
Despite the weather, hundreds of people turned up to enjoy the Carnival atmosphere on the Floriana granaries. However as the showers returned Carnival was effectively over for the day.
One British tourist, Bruce Monaghan said: "Thank you to the wonderful Maltese people who have worked so hard to make the carnival possible. The enthusiasm maintained during such awful weather is a credit to them all."
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C Busuttil
Feb 11th, 02:08
U dan il-Karnival ta' Malta ghandu bzonn naqa ta' bidla sewwa, dejjem l-istess. Jekk tara z-zfin dejjem l-istess passi, dejjem l-istess muzika, dak l-Innu taz-zmiem zemzem. Il-Karrijiet sbieh imma dejjem l-istess suggett il-monstru li gie minn taht l-art biex jara l-karnival etc insomma xejn Karnivalesk ghax l-ispirtu karnivalesk miet
Mhux ta' xejn dejjem jonqos
C Busuttil
Feb 11th, 01:50
Minflokk inparlaw fuq li l-karnival jitmexxa f'Mejju mhux ahjar niftakru kif kien miet f'Mejju. Rega ha r-ruh meta beda jsir fi Frar. Dawk li qed jghidu li jsir f'Mejju ma jafux x'inhuma jghidu. Apparti t-temp shun Mejju marbut mar-rih li jaghmel aktar hsara. F'mejju jibdew il-Festi u bosta attivitajiet ohra jigifiri l-Karnival jitlef, huwa diga jinsab moribond aktar jkompli jmut
A Xiberras
Feb 10th, 18:45
@James Grima. X'inhuma n-nies individwali m'huwiex il-punt. il-Punt huwa li Malta huwa pajjiz NISRANI. U bejn RELIGJUZ u NISRaNI hemm differenza.. min mhuwiex nisrani xorta ghandu tip ta' religjon iehor.
alfred magro
Feb 10th, 17:32
jien il-karnival ma nħobbux imma xorta napprezza is-sagrifiċċji li jgħamlu id-dilettanti,hija ħasra li kważi kull sena titħassar xi ġurnata jew aktar minnħabb il maltemp,ma nafx pajjiżi oħra x'jgħamlu naħseb ikollom maltemp ukoll
victor caruana
Feb 10th, 16:37
Jista l-karrijiet jintghamlu tal-fibre minflok tal-karti. Mhux bilfors jitkissru b'naqra rih u xita. Allura Via Reggio ma jaghmilx xita u rih? kif jibqa sejjer il-karnival hemmhekk. Imsomma, hawn kollox tal-qamel.
lydz Camilleri
Feb 10th, 17:10
Il karta rhas mill Fibre... ie FLUS .. BUDGET... dawn il helpers anke min buthom johorgu l flus.. semplici u dil problema jaraha il GVERN umbaghad... ghax ghalieh jista ma jsirx ...
Charlene Bonnici
Feb 10th, 17:56
forsi l-Italja jithallsu izjed mill mizerja ta E 800 li iehdu l Maltin!!!!!!!!! ghandek xi E 15 000 fuq zaqqek jaqaw!!!!!!!!
C Busuttil
Feb 11th, 02:03
Sewwa qed jghid Victor Caruana, pay peanuts get peanutsjew thallas jew taghmelxejn. Dan mhemmx ghalfejn ikunkollu fibre imma bizzejjed biex ma ssirx hsara, hawn festi li ghandhom statwi tal-kartapesta fuq barra li jkollom layer tal-fibreGhalfejn ma nghidux li nriedu kollox fuq platt tal-fidda. L-ewwel darba li thassret il-Festa ta' San Pawl minhabba t-temp u San Pawl aktar importanti mill-Karnival
Wally Vella-Zarb
Feb 10th, 16:36
Considering the trend in world weather patterns, with severe extremes during both winter and summer, perhaps it is time to rethink the timing of Carnival on our calendar. Persisting in adhering to the traditional "Carne vale" date because of a connection to the religious Lenten period while knowing that there is an ever increasing chance of inclement weather does not seem to make economical sense.
C Cassar
Feb 10th, 17:16
The weather hasn't changed, just people's perception to over-hyped media stories.
Jack parker
Feb 10th, 16:30
Why is the Carnival in the winter, why not bring it forward a little, not necessary mid summer as it would be far too hot, but April or May would make more sense.
C Cassar
Feb 10th, 17:18
Er, it's supposed to occur before lent. It's also celebrated in Germany and Austria where they have much more extreme weather and yet just get on with it.
Giovanni Carmelo aka John Carmel Navarro
Feb 10th, 16:15
I hope who ever wins the Election would seriously look at our Historic Carnival and firstly provide an adequate place for the floats to be build and possibly kept even past the carnival days also consider the Month of May as an option all the hard work comes to nothing when we have the type of weather as now!
Jo Woodall
Feb 10th, 19:18
Read above! Carnival is ALWAYS before Lent....
C Busuttil
Feb 11th, 01:54
When it was held in May it was just floats as nobody wanted to wear costumes in hot weather!!!
besides in May, Carnival will have competition from feasts and other activities and its stands to lose.
The organizers of the feasts in Cospicua, St. Paul Valletta and St. Joseph inRabat don't even dream to move their feasts and they work harder if not harder than the Carnival float builders
A. Sciberras
Feb 10th, 16:11
See some images taken yesterday evening at the Valletta Waterfront https://www.facebook.com/VallettaWaterfront#!/media/set/?set=a.10151405435875768.497720.82892015767&type=1&notif_t=like
Lawrence Fenech
Feb 10th, 16:00
Rega gie karnival iehor u il qweghda ta' GonziPN ghal post ghal karri baqat fl'ajru bhal salt wieghediet ohra.
fredu debono
Feb 10th, 16:53
kieku kien hawn fejn ipoggu l-karrijiet id-defile kienet se ssir fuq gewwa???? kemm hawn patpit fil-vojt. wara l-karnival dawk il-karrijiet xorta jitkissru.
A Xiberras
Feb 10th, 15:53
@Alfred Grech. Taf li nhar l-Erbgha nibdew ir-Randan?
James Grima
Feb 10th, 17:07
Taf li mhux kulhadd huwa religjuz f'Malta?
C Busuttil
Feb 11th, 01:50
@James Grima
Ghax l-Italja kulhadd religjuz hux ? imma xorta jaghmluh xita jew kesha
Alfred Grech
Feb 10th, 15:45
My heart goes out to the many people who have worked so hard for many months to put the floats together and then the weather force them to cancel the events. Perhaps they should postpone the event for the week after.
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