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The Maltese Luzzu

The Maltese Luzzu is designed to be a very sturdy boat since it is designed with a double ended hull. Some people believe that the Luzzu is dated back to the time of the Phoenician times. The design is still alive because it has been sturdy and stable in bad weather.

The Maltese Luzzu was first designed with sails but nowadays they are mostly motorised with onboard diesel engines. The Luzzus are brightly painted with shades of Yellow, Red, Green and Blue and the bow is normally pointed with a pair of eyes. The eyes are being well known as the modern survival of an ancient Phoenician custom which are referred to as the Eye of Horus or of the Osiris. These are said to protect the fisherman while at sea. Marsaxlokk is mostly famous for the large number of luzzus and similar craft opening in its harbour. The Luzzu is considered as a symbol to Malta.

The Maltese Bus

The Maltese bus which was called Xarabank was both a public transport on the Mediterranean country of Malta and it was also a huge attraction to tourists on the island since the busses had a very unique appearance grounded in the bus ownership and operation model employed Malta. When the service bus routes on the island was taken over Arriva, Malta ended up having several bus type no longer in service anywhere else in the world. Since Malta decided to steme the traditional of local ownership of the buses by the drivers and their historic practice of customising them. In addition to a high degree of customisation, detailing and decoration, several Malta buses also had a unique appearance due to the practice of in-house maintenance, rebuilding or modifying of bus bodies in local workshops. Construction of these busses are still being made for tourist to visit and to see as an attraction of our island.

The Tberfil design on the bus looks similar to the Baroque Patterns.

 

Maltese saljaturi

Balconies had an important role in defining the character of the Maltese and landscapes, especially through their profusion of colours and decoration. In fact balconies highlights the streets of both Malta and Gozo. The main purpose for them is to support the balconies. Saljaturi may be lavishly decorated in a variety of manners featuring gargoyles, figureheads, emblems or other decorations. The design on the saljaturi reminds me of the baroque patterns.

The Saljaturi are very common to find in Malta and gozo especially in Valletta. Mostly in places where they have not been fully rebuilt. Most of them are normally made out of stone for the best support possible and for the best lasting material.

 Pavaljuni

The pavaljuni are a source of decoration during feasts. Normally they are decorated with religious figures and they also have a very well-known design back then and still is which are baroque designs and goes by the name of Gold Ornate that the pavaljuni were inspired from coloured normally Red and yellow. The material is normally made out of leather and is very bright for its choice of colour to make the streets a lot better looking. They are a tradition to be held for most of the feasts in Malta and also in Gozo.