Szerző: majolvagyok | aug 26, 2026
The herb chamomile was so popular in Malta and Gozo that it even makes its way into a type of song called ‘Għana’. This song used to be sung by mocking country girls, when they left one sweetheart in favour of another/ Hekk kif tlaqtu lil ħaniniDlonk qabditu...
Szerző: majolvagyok | aug 26, 2026
It was believed to ward off witches when hung as wreaths In Shakespeare, Calendula appears in relation to death and grief: The purple violets, and marigolds, Shall as a carpet hang upon thy grave… (Pericles) and: Oxlips, in their cradles growing, Marigolds, on...
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Sage is an aromatic Mediterranean herb with a long history as both a medicine and a culinary plant. Revered as an erba santa (the holy or miraculous plant -ħaxixa qaddisa/ pjanta mirakuluza- in Maltese) for centuries, it received its Latin name by the Ancient...
Szerző: majolvagyok | aug 26, 2026
In Malta, the plant was associated with the devil because of its smell (of hell) and sometimes avoided. However, the herb was also praised for its healing properties, though only used externally as this saying goes; Il- Fejġel jaqdik sewwa, Biss minn barra, mhux minn...
Szerző: majolvagyok | aug 26, 2026
The Greek word “marathon” (a plain of fennel) links the plant to the famous battle site, and classical myth even has Prometheus stealing fire in a hollow fennel stalk. In Greek myth, fennel—especially “giant fennel” (Ferula communis)—is linked to fire and culture...
