The Gozo Easter Festival – Grand Easter Pageant – A celebration of the Resurrection, took place in Victory Square Xaghra, on Easter Sunday afternoon and evening. Entitled “Where are you coming from? Where are you going?”
Perfect weather welcomed the large crowds who turned out for this first edition of the Festival. There was a children’s area, folk singing, dancing and traditional Maltese food.
A demonstration with the statue of the Risen Christ, welcomed by cheering children waving flags, left the Basilica for a manifestation in Victory Square with the participation of the Victory Band. There was the traditional Blessing and distribution of Easter figolli.
The grand pageant ‘Mnejn gejh Fejn Sejjerh,’ was the highlight of the festival, a first for Xaghra and enjoyed by all those present.
Cash & Band brought the Gozo Easter Festival programme to a close.
Photograhs by Alain Salvary