Xaghra Day 2013 events were celebrated on Saturday, organised by the Local Council, they included football tournaments and festive band marches by the Victory Band of Xaghra from Victory Square to the Victory Band Club.

Loraine Borg, an active member of the Xaghra Scouts Group presented a family event at the Band Club, starting with some historical information about the Xaghra Parish foundation of the 28th of April 1688, the inspiration for the celebrations of Xaghra Day.

The evening continued with the reading of the poem ‘Lill-Madonna tar-Ramla l-Hamra’written by Xaghra priest Mgr. Michaelangelo Apap (1915 – 2006). This poem was read by Peter Joe Mifsud. There was also live music by the Victory Band of Xaghra, a presentation of educational packages to children attending Kinder II and an interesting feature about the Xaghra Stone Circle,

The award of the honour ‘Gieh ix-Xaghra’ was presented to Mr Lawrence Camilleri for the great work which he had undertaken through the years in various organisations within Xaghra village, mainly as President of the Committee which was responsible for the organisation of the Crowning Ceremony of the titular statue of Maria Bambina.

This greatest event in the history of the village took place on Sunday, the 2nd of September 1973. Mr Camilleri occupied also the post of President of the Victory Philharmonic Society and member of the Xaghra Youth Centre.

The programme for the evening concluded with a speech for the occasion by the Minister for Gozo, Dr. Anton Refalo, followed by a speech by the Xaghra Mayor Mr. Joe Cordina.

The Victory Band was directed by Mro. Joe Galea. The Assistant Music Director, Ivan Attard, who was appointed to this post in December 2012, participated.

Also present for the evening were the Deputy Mayor Mr Aaron Agius and the other Xaghra Local Council’s elected members.

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