Szerző: majolvagyok | aug 26, 2026
In Gozo a pot of mint would be placed on a ledge outside the household to indicate that their was a daughter of marriageable age. A popular idiom recounts this: Għalxejn ħriġt fuq il-ħarriġa bin-nagħniegħ dik il-qasrija, jien bħat-tifla tiegħek għandi mhux biss waħda,...
Szerző: majolvagyok | aug 26, 2026
The story of mint, belonging to the genus Mentha, stretches back thousands of years and weaves together mythology, medicine, daily life, and global trade. So ancient is its cultivation that in the case of spearmint, many believe it may no longer exist in its truly...
Szerző: majolvagyok | aug 26, 2026
Malta: Beekeeping and honey culture Thyme is one of the main nectar sources for Maltese bees in mid summer, producing the prized għasel tas sagħtar (wild thyme honey). This light, perfumed honey has been celebrated since antiquity and is used in sweets like qagħaq...
Szerző: majolvagyok | aug 26, 2026
In Malta, Thyme shrubs were collected as firewood and to decorate nativity cribs during Christmas. The herb is now protected by law and together with fennel is the smell of the Maltese countryside. The earliest known references to thyme date to ancient Sumeria over...
Szerző: majolvagyok | aug 26, 2026
Melissa is sometimes described as one of the nymphs who cared for the infant Zeus; in a lesser-known version of the myth, Zeus later transformed her into a bee, though the reasons for this remain unclear. Nymphs like Melissa often appear in myth as civilizing figures,...
