We've seen some beautiful nativity sets in the windows of stores and businesses. The favourite one thus far is made of paper mache and incorporates buildings found in Victoria. The lights have been turned on in all the towns and we've been to two concerts this weekend.
Last night was a brass band concert in Independence Square. It was great to sit outside under the stars listening to the music. Brass bands are found in every town. This one was from Victoria.
Tonight we went to a Gozo Christmas at the cultural centre in the Citedal. Unfortuately, all the speaking was in Maltese so we can't tell you too much about about their customs. Only that the traditional Christmas drink is made of ground chestnuts, dried, ground orange,lemon and mandarin peel, ground cloves, cocao powder and boiling water. It is so thick, you have to drink it with a spoon. An aquired taste, we think. Something it hasn't taken us long to aquire the taste for is the traditional honey ring - some sort of rolled out cookie dough filled with honey, ground almonds, ground figs and spices rolled into a log and shaped into a wreath and baked.
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