{"id":85,"date":"2018-03-08T14:22:01","date_gmt":"2018-03-08T14:22:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mayjocarhire.com\/mayjo-blog\/?p=85"},"modified":"2021-05-24T09:42:44","modified_gmt":"2021-05-24T09:42:44","slug":"easter-in-gozo-a-time-of-traditions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mayjocarhire.com\/mayjo-blog\/easter-in-gozo-a-time-of-traditions\/","title":{"rendered":"Easter in Gozo: a time of traditions"},"content":{"rendered":"

Easter time in Gozo is a very special time that is celebrated throughout the whole island.\u00a0 Various festive activities are held in preparation for the Holy week which commemorates the resurrection of Jesus Christ.<\/p>\n

Good Friday processions will be held in Nadur, Zebbug, Victoria, and Xaghra.\u00a0 The procession involves real-life re-enactments of the life and death of Jesus Christ using various statues paraded through the streets.\u00a0 The procession in Victoria is the oldest one in Gozo.\u00a0 It starts at 17.30hrs from St. George\u2019s Basilica.\u00a0 Traditionally a number of men carry crosses and drag chains to signify repentance.\u00a0 Another very popular procession is that of Xaghra and attracts a large participation.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, Easter Sunday is represented by a different atmosphere where joy prevails.\u00a0 After the procession and Easter Mass, locals go back to their home for the traditional family Easter lunch.\u00a0 Children especially are very eager to taste the \u2018Figolla\u2019 which is the traditional Maltese Easter sweet and made of almond pastry.\u00a0 Figolli come in various shapes such as a heart or various animals.<\/p>\n

\"\"
Image:\u00a0 Gozonews.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

 <\/p>\n

Processions on Easter day with the statue of the Risen Christ are as follows:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Victoria:\u00a0 St. Georges Basilica at 08.45am and the Cathedral at 10.45am<\/p>\n

Kercem: 09.15am<\/p>\n

Nadur: 09.15am<\/p>\n

Xewkija: 09.30am<\/p>\n

Fontana: 10.30am<\/p>\n

Qala:\u00a0 11.00am<\/p>\n

Zebbug:\u00a0 05.00pm<\/p>\n

Xaghra:\u00a0 06.00pm<\/p>\n

Gharb:\u00a0 06.00pm<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

For more information and programme of events visit:\u00a0 \u00a0https:\/\/issuu.com\/ministryforgozo1\/docs\/easter_in_gozo_2018<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Easter time in Gozo is a very special time that is celebrated throughout the whole island.\u00a0 Various festive activities are […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nEaster in Gozo: a time of traditions - Gozo & Malta Travel Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mayjocarhire.com\/mayjo-blog\/easter-in-gozo-a-time-of-traditions\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Easter in Gozo: a time of traditions - Gozo & Malta Travel Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Easter time in Gozo is a very special time that is celebrated throughout the whole island.\u00a0 Various festive activities are […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.mayjocarhire.com\/mayjo-blog\/easter-in-gozo-a-time-of-traditions\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Gozo & Malta Travel Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2018-03-08T14:22:01+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2021-05-24T09:42:44+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.mayjocarhire.com\/mayjo-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Risen_Christ_Xaghra_Alain_Salvary-300x200.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Mayjo-gozo\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Mayjo-gozo\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.mayjocarhire.com\/mayjo-blog\/easter-in-gozo-a-time-of-traditions\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.mayjocarhire.com\/mayjo-blog\/easter-in-gozo-a-time-of-traditions\/\",\"name\":\"Easter in Gozo: a time of traditions - Gozo & Malta Travel Blog\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.mayjocarhire.com\/mayjo-blog\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2018-03-08T14:22:01+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-05-24T09:42:44+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.mayjocarhire.com\/mayjo-blog\/#\/schema\/person\/e861e3d750f9aff140316f736a9bdd05\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.mayjocarhire.com\/mayjo-blog\/easter-in-gozo-a-time-of-traditions\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.mayjocarhire.com\/mayjo-blog\/easter-in-gozo-a-time-of-traditions\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.mayjocarhire.com\/mayjo-blog\/easter-in-gozo-a-time-of-traditions\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.mayjocarhire.com\/mayjo-blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Easter in Gozo: a time of traditions\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.mayjocarhire.com\/mayjo-blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.mayjocarhire.com\/mayjo-blog\/\",\"name\":\"Gozo & Malta Travel Blog\",\"description\":\"Love Gozo. Live Local.\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.mayjocarhire.com\/mayjo-blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.mayjocarhire.com\/mayjo-blog\/#\/schema\/person\/e861e3d750f9aff140316f736a9bdd05\",\"name\":\"Mayjo-gozo\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.mayjocarhire.com\/mayjo-blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/778d30046e899e511458013d0679ae4e?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/778d30046e899e511458013d0679ae4e?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Mayjo-gozo\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.mayjocarhire.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.mayjocarhire.com\/mayjo-blog\/author\/blogadmin\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Easter in Gozo: a time of traditions - Gozo & Malta Travel Blog","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.mayjocarhire.com\/mayjo-blog\/easter-in-gozo-a-time-of-traditions\/","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"Easter in Gozo: a time of traditions - Gozo & Malta Travel Blog","og_description":"Easter time in Gozo is a very special time that is celebrated throughout the whole island.\u00a0 Various festive activities are […]","og_url":"https:\/\/www.mayjocarhire.com\/mayjo-blog\/easter-in-gozo-a-time-of-traditions\/","og_site_name":"Gozo & Malta Travel Blog","article_published_time":"2018-03-08T14:22:01+00:00","article_modified_time":"2021-05-24T09:42:44+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.mayjocarhire.com\/mayjo-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Risen_Christ_Xaghra_Alain_Salvary-300x200.jpg"}],"author":"Mayjo-gozo","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Mayjo-gozo","Estimated reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.mayjocarhire.com\/mayjo-blog\/easter-in-gozo-a-time-of-traditions\/","url":"https:\/\/www.mayjocarhire.com\/mayjo-blog\/easter-in-gozo-a-time-of-traditions\/","name":"Easter in Gozo: a time of traditions - Gozo & Malta Travel Blog","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.mayjocarhire.com\/mayjo-blog\/#website"},"datePublished":"2018-03-08T14:22:01+00:00","dateModified":"2021-05-24T09:42:44+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.mayjocarhire.com\/mayjo-blog\/#\/schema\/person\/e861e3d750f9aff140316f736a9bdd05"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.mayjocarhire.com\/mayjo-blog\/easter-in-gozo-a-time-of-traditions\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.mayjocarhire.com\/mayjo-blog\/easter-in-gozo-a-time-of-traditions\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.mayjocarhire.com\/mayjo-blog\/easter-in-gozo-a-time-of-traditions\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.mayjocarhire.com\/mayjo-blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Easter in Gozo: a time of traditions"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.mayjocarhire.com\/mayjo-blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.mayjocarhire.com\/mayjo-blog\/","name":"Gozo & Malta Travel Blog","description":"Love Gozo. Live Local.","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.mayjocarhire.com\/mayjo-blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.mayjocarhire.com\/mayjo-blog\/#\/schema\/person\/e861e3d750f9aff140316f736a9bdd05","name":"Mayjo-gozo","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.mayjocarhire.com\/mayjo-blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/778d30046e899e511458013d0679ae4e?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/778d30046e899e511458013d0679ae4e?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Mayjo-gozo"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.mayjocarhire.com"],"url":"https:\/\/www.mayjocarhire.com\/mayjo-blog\/author\/blogadmin\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mayjocarhire.com\/mayjo-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mayjocarhire.com\/mayjo-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mayjocarhire.com\/mayjo-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mayjocarhire.com\/mayjo-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mayjocarhire.com\/mayjo-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=85"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.mayjocarhire.com\/mayjo-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":87,"href":"https:\/\/www.mayjocarhire.com\/mayjo-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85\/revisions\/87"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mayjocarhire.com\/mayjo-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=85"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mayjocarhire.com\/mayjo-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=85"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mayjocarhire.com\/mayjo-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=85"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}