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Sunday 23rd June 2002
Six days before the annual Imnarja and the Nadurin are rearing to go!  You may already have a had a glimpse of last year's Imnarja festa. This year I won't be making it there on the actual day, but I did get to visit their annual agricultural exhibition.  The activity, which is organised by the hardworking Council of the locality, is held on the weekend prior to the actual festa.  The activities started on the Saturday evening, with some folk dancing and ghana folk singing - which is admittedly not my cup of tea.  You can also sample the homemade wines if you like!

I would have to say that I was most impressed with this model on the left, made entirely in wood, by a retired gentleman from Ghajnsielem.  We managed to speak to the artisan, who said it took him eight months to complete the model of one of the most elaborate churches on the island - that of Nadur.  My pictures simply don't do it justice and I regret not having taken any photos of the intricate details of this model.

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Folk paintings exhibited
My friend Hermine displayed some of her works - including art pieces and works of folk painting at the exhibition.  Of particular mention are her clocks - the arlogg tal-kaxxa based on a seventeenth century design. I'm proud to have such a creative friend! Visit Hermine's website to see more of her work.

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Here come the animals ...
The Mayor, Dr Chris Said, is more than happy with the level of  participation in the exhibition.  One has to point out that few Nadurin are actually full-time farmers.  Most of them will have a full-time job, but continue the family tradition of rearing animals and ploughing their fields.

What are the birds in the first picture on the left below?  Yes, they're baby ostriches!  They are lovingly bred by one of the Nadurin, but they are obviously not indigenous to the Mediterranean.  They were a star attraction, but so was the little piglet on the left!


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Below left, you can see three fairly large pumpkins.  The third pumpkin actually weighs more than 195kg!  Now, that would feed a good part of the town, wouldn't it?  The pumpkin seeds were imported (ordered over the internet, I've been told) and planted in a field just off Nadur.  On the right, a selection of the large number of agricultural produce on show, most of which I had never seen before! 

 
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More to see ...
Gozo lace, works in filigree, granutel - all on display in the Pjazzetta.  The centre piece on the picture above is a beautiful kajjik or fishing vessel.  An impressive model if I may say so!

In the picture below, one of a number of model statues on display.  This one caught my attention because the two individuals with Christ, represent the two patron saints of Nadur St Peter and St Paul.

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Wirja tan-Nahal
Literally translated "an exhibition of bees".  But the person inside the glass box is one of the Nadurin, Pawlu Muscat, who will be confined to the box for a good two hours.  The bees, attracted to their queen bee, will eventually congregate on his chest and neck forming what looks like a beard.  Now this is something I don't think I'll be doing ... at least in the near future.


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