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Lent Begins Today: Will You Be Observing?

Lent Begins Today: Will You Be Observing?
Feb 14 2024 Share

The Christian religious observance of Lent begins today, commemorating the 40 days of Jesus Christ’s fasting in the desert and enduring temptation by Satan. 

The observance is practiced by Christians worldwide and sees them abstaining from foods such as meat or sweets, whereas others try to fast from other vices or behaviours they deem personally noteworthy. 

The period begins with Ash Wednesday, which sees some churchgoers having ash in the form of a cross administered onto their foreheads. The period ends with the celebration of Easter to commemorate the rising of Jesus from the dead. 

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Maltese Artistry Shines Through Carnival Gran Finale

Maltese Artistry Shines Through Carnival Gran Finale
Feb 14 2024 Share

A hard year’s work culminates in a massive spectacle of carnival floats, which wows the entire crowd convening to watch on. 

 

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Thousands made their way to St Anne Street in Floriana yesterday evening, February 13th, for the Carnival Gran Finale. 

A grand exhibition of carnival floats, together with various carnivalesque performances and spectacles, filled and paraded through the street as people joined in on the traditional celebrations. 

This marks the end of the carnival celebrations for 2024, as many of those competing in the various sections eagerly await the results. 

 

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Did you attend the carnival celebrations? 

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Maltese Crossfitter Goes Viral With Gym Fail

Maltese Crossfitter Goes Viral With Gym Fail
Feb 14 2024 Share

Maltese Kurt Pace’s unfortunate Crossfit accident went absolutely viral after it was shared by other accounts on social media, amassing 5.2 million views in one instance. 

 

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The Crossfit athlete laughed the incident off like a champ and was not hurt by the fall after he tried a new exercise on the monkey bars. 

The video was quickly picked up by another Instagram account, @makewodsgreatagain a.k.a John Wooley, who turned the video into a viral meme. 

The video exploded, amassing 5.2 million views, and 125K likes, turning it into a meme: ‘I’ll try these for the first time. What’s the worst that could happen?’ 

 

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All jokes aside, Kurt was not hurt in the incident, laughing it off with his gym buddies in the clip.

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59% Spending This Valentine’s Single

59% Spending This Valentine's Single
Feb 14 2024 Share

Asking our Instagram followers whether they’re spending this Valentine’s Day single or in a relationship (or something in between), 59% revealed that they’re spending it as single. 

We also asked followers how they’ll be spending Valentine’s and what the best gift for this holiday of love is.

As for the former question, responses varied from ‘making apple pies with me bestie’ to ‘at school’, from someone having to work and spending the next day with their significant other to, straight up, alone.

 

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Meanwhile, followers got very creative with their Valentine’s gift query, suggesting things like ‘a husky puppy’ to ‘one of those jumbo packs of twistees.’ 

Another said ‘hermanos 10% discount offer’ whereas someone else might have revealed that they intend to propose with ‘a ring’. 

Others simply wished to have a Valentine’s in the first place, whereas some suggested things like presence and support for one’s love. 

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