L-eqdem kwadru titulari ?ie m?ejjen b’?a?ar prezzju? g?ax mill-poplu kollu dejjem b’g?o??a u qima kien meqjus. ?i?irana u stellarju qamar f’ri?lejha fiddien g?elm tal-glorja tal-Assunta l’g?aff?et l-g?adu ta’ kull ?mien. Fuq l-istatwa titulari l-istellarju l-ar?ipriet po??a hieni g?ax il-poplu qima jag?ti ‘l Ommu ried. Imbag?ad wara snin bil-kotra fit-tmexxija t’ar?ipriet ?ie mag??ul rag?aj ?did g?arra?al minn fost ta?-?ebbu? l-ulied. Kien il-elf u disa’ mija mag?hom ?id sitta u disg?in il-qassis Noel Saliba sar ir-rag?aj ta?-?ebbu?in. Fera? dal-poplu ?ebbu?i B’din il-?atra ta’ rag?aj ?did Kul?add ried li din il-g?a?la Tkun ta’ siwi, ta’ ti?did. Tkabbar sewwa ?-?imiterju biex jaqdi l-?ti?ijiet li mas-snin inbidlu u kotru u ?-?ebbu? kiber u ?died. Mu?ew ?did ta’ Dun ?or? Preca wara l-Knisja nbena ?did kien fost l-isba? ta’ g?iritna it-tag?lim fih kompla j?id. Tkabbret ta’ kull sena l-festa ad unur Santa Marija ma naqsux il-pellegrini minn kull tarf tal-g?ira G?awdxija. TWAQQIF IL-BANDA ‘SANTA MARIJA’ G?amlet isem b’?ie? ewlieni il-Banda Santa Marija li tul din l-ar?ipretura bdiet tassew tkun imfittxija. Sar sett ta’ g?oxrin pjaneta saru nkwadri sbie?, ?elwin in?admu ukoll ventaltari sar restawr me?tie?, fil-?in.
Gawda ?-?entru parrokkjali b’dehra ?dida, wisq sabi?a u g?all-?img?a l-Kbira n?admu xi bradelli u ?idma s?i?a. Sat-tu?ell ng?ata dawra xog?ol, restawr u nduratura u minn ?ewwa, Vitor Cini ?a ?sieb ix-xog?ol tal-pittura. Il-muzzetti, tmintax b’kollox ?elesti g?all-pur?issjoni kul?add ?adem b’ri?q il-Knisja f’g?aqda wa?da b?al unjoni. Imbag?ad sitt snin sewwa wara il-?ublew il-Kbir, in?atar ar?ipriet ?did g?all-parro??a biex il-?id kompla jitkattar. Dun Reuben Micallef, Ker?mi, minn Vigarju l-Katidral ?ie mag??ul b’missier il-poplu kemm tal-kbar u kemm ta?-?g?ar. Malajr medd g?onqu g?all-?idma bl-isem sar jaf lil kul?add u fil-qalb tal-poplu da?al biex ma jo?ro? qatt u qatt. Beda x-xog?ol ta’ restawr xieraq fuq id-dar tal-ar?ipriet ing?atat dehra sabi?a kif il-poplu kollu ried. Sar restawr g?and ta’ Wistinu fuq xbihat San Fortunatu wisq ing?o?ob hekk kif tlesta lin-nies ?ibed hekk kif ratu. Komplew ?diedu l-kostumi g?al matul il-pur?issjoni li to?ro? fil-?img?a l-Kbira u ‘l kul?add tg?aqqad unjoni. Ma nistg?ux in?allu barra lill-qassis bosta ma?bub Dun Anton Dimech ‘tal-pupu’ qassis li seraq il-qlub. Tibqa’ ?ajja u bla mitmuma ta’ dat-twajjeb sa?erdot It-tifkira ?elwa tieg?u bie?el, u b’karattru sod. Mess lil Dun Reuben ifakkar seklu u nofs minn fost is-snin tal-istatwa titulari ?ie? u ?miel ta?-?ebbu?in.
Ra?un kellha Mary Meilak ‘statwa ?miel, rari, imsemmija’ marret sej?et lill-Assunta ta?-?ebbu?, vara smewwija. Ti?bed l-g?ajn, statwa tas-sema lill-qlub tmiss, ti?bed fo?rija xbieha ?elwa b’wi?? li jbikki mhux tal-art, statwa smewwija. Kwart ta’ seklu tgerbeb b’?effa mindu l-festi ?entenarji l-emigranti wlied ir-ra?al ?ew mill-bog?od, pajji?i varji. Nitolbuha lill-Assunta f’din is-sena mistennija titfa’ l-?arsa ?elwa tag?ha fuq il-?emg?a ?ebbu?ija. FESTI SPE?JALI 2013 ?amsin sena ar?ipretali din is-sena il-parro??a qeg?da tfakkar kif hu xieraq mar-rag?aj tag?ha lkoll qaqo??a. ?rajjiet sbie? flimkien annuna ejja nfakkru fer?anin dawn it-tliet anniversarji li qed ja?btu ma’ xulxin... tal-parro??a, tal-istatwa u tal-?ie? ar?ipretali xhieda t’g?aqal ta’ qabilna ?ens ta’ ?idma, ?ens ?awtieli. Radd il-?ajr lill-Mulej Alla li dix-xorti qed jag?tina biex infakkru ?rajjiet hienja ng?adduhom lil ta’ warajna. Mit-tron tieg?ek ma?enb Ibnek isma’ talbna, qatt t?allina lilek g?a?lu l-abbi tag?na biex fil-hemm tid?ol g?alina. U kif darba m [??1([? Z??Y ?H1)?q(][Y?)?Y?H?)?[ Y?)?Y]??HZ??[ [H?] ^q)?\?HZ[???[ Y\?H HZ[???[?]??K??? ?X?Y^Y]H[?[ [Z^?H?] ]ZY[H \?[ ?q(]H1)?Z?? H \??]? HZ ^??&^X?)??[q)?H]?[ Z?[qoH?\H1)?YZ????H???[???^H?] \? ? L??Z[ R?[Z]]??n?P??q(??T????? ? L?L? L??Z?X????Y??Y?ZH H?Y?]\??H1n?X??q(H??\???)?qoYqo1)?]?H1n?X??q(Z[??)?YY] ?[?H?)?H H YY?\?(Y?)?H??\?? [??H\?\?\ ?[[Z[?\? ?] ]??)?[[? Z\?q(][?H?)?Y H?Y?[?[[K??Y Y\??)?H x?&H1( [??H ? L??Y[?] ?\?][ [\Y?)?H1(Y[?\?[H[???[H?Z???[ \ ?qo[??H x?&HY[X??H [ Q???????[\????X][?
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