Didn’t the mayor of Qormi say she has nothing to do with the banana festival?
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November 16, 2014 at 11:48pm
Some pictures taken today – utterly fascinating. Love the man in the banana suit. He’d be a hit at any party thrown by Cyrus and Randolph, and if he added a tutu and a bit of wax, Natius might hire him too for his ‘keys in the bowl’ parties with Anthony Zammit.
Who needs novels with all these weird characters and cunningly wrought plot twists in Maltese public life?
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Life in Hal Qormi is so … fascinating.
Maybe she was there just because she loves bananas.
Rosianne Cutajar, mayoress of the Banana Republic of Hal-Qormi.
Genuine question: Why do local councils organise these events? What is the point?
I think it all started with the festival tar-ricotta (tal-irkotta), and the rest (various fruit and vegetables) all followed. One festival wanted to outshine the other.
I would like to see a honey ring festival at Hal Qormi.
Someone in Hal Qormi surely must know how to make and bake them.
[Daphne – They’re not honey rings. They’re made with English treacle. The days when they were made with honey/honey-comb are long, long gone.]
Jekk trid idduq qagħaq tal-għasel ġenwini (treacle+semolina) u bi prezz tajjeb, fil-waqt li tgħin skola tal-knisja,ipprova ordna borża mingħand is-Saint Paul’s Missionary College, itlob lil xi ħadd li jaħdem hemm jew student li jattendi din l-iskola.
Trid tistenna ftit.Jew ipprova ċempel.
Għandi min iġibli xi ftit kull tant żmien.
Il-kċina iċċertifikata mis-sanita.
The first festival was that of strawberries, organised in Mġarr, which is the area where most strawberries are produced in Malta. I think it was inspired by the Italian traditional “sagra”.
Others followed and were at first organised by the ministry responsible for agriculture to promote Maltese produce. These were/are partially funded by the EU. Other festivals then started being organised by local councils – not sure if they are also EU-funded.
The issue with this particular festival is, of course, that bananas are not produced locally so it cannot be presented as helping Maltese farmers.
It’s soft porn.
The self-proclaimed custodian of Malta’s Largest Banana Display, and an public applicant for Catania’s.
The only thing that really defines Malta today is the rampant hamallagni that permeates actions, behaviour, decisions and look.
Ma kienx ikun isbah festival tal-pastizz milli tal-banana f’Hal Qormi?
Qormi is known for its bakeries and the good pastizzi especially those made by John Dalli’s relatives. They are known for being excellent “pastizzara” and veterans in this sector.
U thid ma tpaxxewx il-Qriema meta raw lis-sindka f’dan il-festival?
Kulhadd l-istess kelma, “kemm ilha hi sindku, ma sar xejn gdid f’Hal Qormi”. Jinghad ukoll li tidher biss fic-cerimonji.
Mhux talli tidher biss fic-cerimonji. Talli jekk ikollha l-opportunita li tkun bilqeghda fuq quddiem, biex tidher biss u ssahhan is-siggu ghax hlief tilghab bil-mobile u ticcekja l-‘Facebook’ ma taghmilx.
Jaqq x’ghira bazwija ghandek Ruth. Taf x’naf li meta jkollok bzonnha issibha u jien minn dak jimpurtani. Kemm ilha sindku hi hadna r ruh, gabet l ghaqda u n nies ihobbuha ghax sinciera
‘ Viva s-Sindku’, tkellem ghalik.
Is-sentimenti tieghi huma simili ghal ta’ Ruth u ‘maltija u qormija’.
Hafna nies minn dan jimpurthom : IL-PJACIR PERSONALI u mhux x’jiggwadanja il-pajjiz u c-cittadin ingenerali.
Kultura imbazwra li gejja minn zmien il-labour tal-80’s. Kultura ta’ irrangali naqra u ghaddili kelma.
What is it with Maltese people and certificates?
Wow she looks happy surrounded by bananas…
In Italy, these type of festivals are called “sagre” and they are always held to publicise a particular local product; in Sicily, Vizzini has one for ricotta and San Cono has another for prickly pears.
But when did bananas become a ‘local product’ of Hal Qormi?
That’s why I wrote my comment.
Seems the mayor loves it.
Nistaqsi: X’inhi l-konnessjoni bejn il-Hamrun u c-cikkulata?
Nistaqsi: X’inhi l-konnessjoni bejn Hal Qormi u l-qastan?
X’fiha hazin taghmel festival li mhux prodott tipiku Malti?
X’fiha hazin jekk dan il-festival sar minghajr ebda fondi tal-EU? u b’hekk ma ‘nsterqu’ ebda fondi ta’ dawk li jridu jtellghu festival bi prodotti Maltin?
I’d love to be one of her pupils this morning.
I suppose that instead of the proverbial apple, students will now be taking a banana to teacher.
Automatic sponsorship of banana republics and corporate poisoning. Does she know anything of what all that banana means?
serhu raskhom lil magoranza tal-maltin hadu gost bdin l-attivita fejn eluf ta Nies attendew ghal din l-attivita. tajdu xtajdu ahna ha nkomplu norganizaw attivitajiet ta success. issa jekk xi hadd ghandu banana ta Malta ikellimna.halli bhekk nbihu banana ta Malta u ma naqalwx kritika hux.
Dwar il-banana ta’ Malta, staqsi lil Toni Abela.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVogOUESh3c
Il-banana ta’ Malta qed titqassam bhalissa mill-parlament.
Hemm kwantita kbira minn kull daqs u ghamla halli zgur kulhadd imissu wahda.
Apart from the banality of it all, if it were a proper festival, one should have expected to see a variety of (imported) bananas. This looks more like a Del Monte festival … who imports Del Monte in Malta?
Bananalita tas-Sindku ta’ Hal-Qormi.
When is the Qormi Sausage Festival going to be held?
I want to nominate someone to be a Certified Wurstel.
“Ich bin ein Qormizer”
http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/rosianne-cutajar-banana-1.jpg
The banana costume is just wrong.
Maybe Baxxter can come up with a better fitting costume.
This festival must surely make into next year’s Guinness Book of Records as the first local council to promote a fruit which is not grown in the region or even in the continent from which the council hails.
Il-festival tal-banana sar biss bhala xi haga tal-kummerc. dan jidher li kien sponsorjat mill-importatur tal-Banana f’Malta. Ank tal-laring go Rahal Gdid jistona. Sa fejn naf jiena H’Attard u Hal Balzan huma maghrufa ghal laring. Imma l-importaturi iridu igawdu ukoll. Li kieku ma kienx hemm skejjel tas-sfin f’Hal-Qormi ma kien ikun hemm xejn specjali. Insejt kien hemm hafna stalls li kellhom junk food u toys. Kollox jinbiegh minghajr VAT.
Kemm hawn min hu ghajjur ghas-Sindku taghna u dan kollu ghax brava, simpatika u sabiha. Jien kburija li Qormija u kburija li ghandna lilha bhala Sindku, persuna onesta, accessibbli u disponibbli.
Rosianne Cutajar as mayor: that is Banana Republic.
There’s going to be a Festival of Nuts, coming soon to an Auberge de Castille near you.
I’d have expected Zurrieq to be hosting such an event.
Must be irresistible. The banana, I mean.