This year's 'Gieh Ghawdex' Awards Ceremony, is being organised by Circolo Gozitano and will take place on Saturday, the 29th of October at Circolo Gozitano's premises in Victoria, starting at 7.30pm.

The ceremony will be held under the patronage of Acting President Christina Dolores, as President Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca has commitments abroad.

The Circolo Gozitano is a group established in 1913 to develop Gozo's identity through the organisation of educational, cultural, and artistic activities.

In 2005 the Circolo Gozitano instituted the Gieh Ghawdex Award to commemorate the 200th Anniversary of the death of Archpriest Saverio Cassar, 1745-1805, leader hero of the Gozitans.

This award is made every year on Gozo's national day, to honour personalities and/or organisations who have contributed to the social and economic development of Gozo, as well as to the preservation and promotion of Gozo's distinct identity.

Since 2005, the 28th of October has become to be known as the 'Jum Ghawdex' or Gozo Day. This is to commemorate one of the most famous chapters in Gozo's history . . . the capitulation of the French in Gozo on 28 October 1798 under the leadership of the Gozitan Archpriest Saverio Cassar. The French stay in Gozo only lasted 141 days!

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