National Holiday – Santa Maria
National Holiday: Santa Maria The school and offices will be closed today. The Feast of the Assumption, also known as the feast of ‘Santa Maria’, is celebrated every year on the 15th of August and marks the ascent into heaven by the Virgin Mary. This popular Maltese ‘festa’ is the peak of the summer season of religious village feasts and is celebrated in 7 towns and villages: Għaxaq, Gudja, Ħ’Attard, Mosta, Mqabba and Qrendi in Malta, and Victoria in Gozo. It is also a public holiday. Source; https://www.visitmalta.com/
Public Holiday: Freedom Day
National Holiday: Freedom Day On 31st March 1979, the Defence Treaty with Britain came to an end as the last British forces left the Island. Activities commemorating this important historic date take place every year, mostly in Vittoriosa where the monument marking this event is situated. source www.visitmalta.com The school and offices will be closed today.