Ħamrun

Ħamrun is a town inwards the Inner Harbour Region of Malta, amongst a population of 8,800 people (Nov 2010).

The villagers are traditionally known as Tas-Sikkina (literally pregnant 'of the knife' or 'those who bear a knife') or as Ta' Werwer (which literally agency 'those who scare' or to a greater extent than colloquially, 'the scary ones'). This appellation could stalk from the trouble-making epitome that the local football game club, Ħamrun Spartans, was known for[citation needed] or that a considerable release of Hamrunizi used to locomote as stevedores on the docks together with hence carried a knife at all times. Another theory was that the community of Sicilians who settled hither illegally inwards the 16th century danced a traditional trip the low-cal fantastic toe which involved the wielding of small-scale stilettos which they carried inwards their socks, waving them inwards the air together with dorsum to their sheaths.

 Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Church

Churches

Our Lady of Atocja Chapel is the oldest chapel inwards Ħamrun.. Madonna tas-Samra.jpg|thumb|left|Our Lady of Atocja]] It was built inwards the early on 17th century yesteryear a merchant trader who brought the ikon of the Madonna from Atocha inwards Spain. The people from Ħamrun refer to it as Tas-Samra.

 Christ the Redeemer, St Cajetan Parish, Ħamrun

 

Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Church is the Motherhouse of the Society of Christian Doctrine founded yesteryear Saint George Preca. In fact, he was buried inwards the crypt of the Church. On a Wednesday, inwards Passiontide, a Procession of Christ the Redeemer walks through "Strada Rjali" (Ħamrun Main Road). The Procession starts following to Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Church together with ends when the Statue of Jesus Christ is within Saint Cajetan Sanctuary. The procession is accompanied yesteryear ring funeral marches together with the 1st Ħamrun Scout Group.

The Chapel of Porto Salvo was built inwards 1736 together with it was conceived as a hamlet chapel. It is built inwards the Baroque Style. Today the chapel is used generally for the adoration of the Holy Eucharist. The local refer to the chapel as Ta' Santu Nuzzo.

 Purcissjoni ta' Gesu' Redentur, Ħamrun

Immaculate Conception Parish Church was built inwards the 1960s to cater for the large population of Ħamrun. In architectural damage the church building has a real manifestly together with neat design. In 1973 it became the outset parish to have the Neocatechumenal Way, from where it spread to some other 26 parishes inwards the Maltese Islands. The Neocatechumenal Way is too acquaint inwards St. Cajetan Parish. Together these 2 parishes guide keep thirteen 'communities' amongst closed to 450 members.

St. Francis of Assisi Church was built inwards the 1950s yesteryear the Franciscan Community to cater for the local community.

Saint Cajetan Sanctuary

St. Gaetan Parish Church was built inwards the latter one-half of the 19th century. Originally it was intended to cite the church building for St. Joseph all the same Bishop Gaetano Pace Forno wanted to cite the church building for his patron saint. The church building is built inwards a Neo-Gothic style. Its interior was painted yesteryear Emvin Cremona. The statue of Saint Cajetan was done yesteryear Carlo Darmanin.

 Interior of Saint Cajetan Sanctuary

Feast

The Patron Saints of Ħamrun are 'San Gejtanu', 'Kunċizzjoni' together with San Ġuzepp. St Gaetan feast is celebrated on the outset Dominicus later August vii together with the Immaculate Conception feast is celebrated inwards the outset Dominicus of July. St. Gaetan's feast generates a lot of commerce inwards the Hamrun district. The Parish Church of St. Gejtanu was designed yesteryear George Schinas. Construction of the church building was finished inwards 1875. The titular ikon was done yesteryear Pietro Gagliardi inwards Rome. The statue of San Gejtanu is the locomote of eminent Maltese sculptor Charles Darmanin together with was completed inwards 1885.

St Cajetan Church

There are three Town ring clubs inwards Hamrun. St Gaetan's Band Club, St Joseph together with the Immaculate Conception band, the solely ring inwards the Immaculate Conception Parish. San Gejtanu's, or as it is too known "tat-Tamal" together with St. Joseph's, or as it is too known "Tal-Miskina", concord marathon marches "Marċ tal-brijju" on the 24-hour interval of the feast starting early on inwards the morn together with ending belatedly inwards the afternoon. There is slap-up rivalry betwixt the 2 ring clubs, which makes for 1 of the virtually exciting feasts inwards Malta. The 2 ring clubs are associated amongst 2 unlike colours; reddish for San Gejtanu's Band Club together with blueish for St. Joseph's Band Club. Supporters of the ring clubs surroundings their respective marching ring decked out inwards clothing together with caput bands together with carrying flags of the same color as that of their club. Hand-held burn works, particularly noisy ones, are laid upwards off along the parade road together with supporters shower the bands together with their supporters amongst streamers together with confetti from balconies together with roofs. At times, the confetti hold back similar a heavy snowfall storm. Little children run closed to playing amongst the mounds of newspaper that are left behind the marching bands.

 St Cajetan Church

In the evening, local ring clubs play on a ring stand upwards following to the parish church. Locals together with visitors walk dorsum together with forth along the primary street nether colourful lights together with banners. The streets are lined amongst statues of saints together with angels. The procession leaves the church building early on inwards the eve together with winds its way closed to the city. The fiesta ends amongst a spectacular sew together the stairs of the Parish Church. Volunteers carrying the statue of the Patron Saint accept a "girja" (run) upwards the stairs nether the watchful eyes of parishioners, visitors together with tourists. This traditional ending of the boisterous local feast dates dorsum to 1898. The run is commonly accompanied yesteryear an as spectacular together with noisy burn industrial plant display together with loud thank y'all together with clapping from the crowds.

 Procession amongst the Statue of Saint Cajetan

Besides the feast of St. Cajetan, Hamrun celebrates the feast of the Immaculate Conception both on the outset Dominicus of July together with on the eighth of Dec amongst slap-up fervour together with delight. The titular statue of the Immaculate Conception is held amongst slap-up esteem due to the admiration it drew from the slap-up pontiff Leo XIII who on seeing its magnificence bestowed on it the laurels of serving as a tangible agency for grace through the distribution of an indulgence to whoever expresses devotion towards it.

 Procession amongst the Statue of San Gejtanu

The feast of the Immaculate Conception is quite unlike from that of St. Cajetan. Rather than focusing on the external to a greater extent than energetic together with lively side of the feast, it is a feast which is much to a greater extent than muted together with the parish's solely ring gild guarantees a full absence of rivalry.

Sanctuary Lighten Up for Festa

Transport

Ħamrun tin boast that several historic carry services used to locomote yesteryear through it. The virtually notable agency of carry that used to locomote yesteryear inwards Ħamrun was the develop or il-vapur ta' l-art. Today the quondam develop station is used as the headquarters for the Ħamrun Scout grouping which is 1 of the oldest scout groups inwards the world. Another carry service which used to locomote yesteryear through the town was that of the Tram.

Ħamrun doesn't guide keep a double-decker terminus precisely several double-decker services telephone phone at Ħamrun: 71, 74, 75, 80, 81, 82,84, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 157, 159, 890.

1st Hamrun Pipe Band