A ceremony was held in Victory Square, Xagħra, to commemorate the Great Siege of 1565 and the World War II Seige of 1943. Xagħra Historical Re-enactment Organisation, the Malta Police Band and a Military Guard of Honour participated in the event. Xagħra mayor Joe Cordina, archpriest Carmelo Refalo and Maria Attard addressed the audience, and wreaths were laid at the foot of a commemorative pedestal temporarily set up in the square. The activities began with a Mass celebrated by Bishop George Bugeja at the Xagħra basilica animated by Schola Cantorom Jubilate.