Luzzijiet & kajjikki
IN ENGLISH BELOW THE LINE
Una de les poblacions més interesants i úniques de Malta és el seu segon (o tercer segons com es miri) gran port, en aquest cas, centrat en la pesca; Marsaxlokk.
La vila de Marsaxlokk es de les mes turistiques precisament per les seves nombroses barques tradicionals, generalment del tipus luzzu, tot i que també n'hi ha uns altres que s'anomenen kajjik, però no els sé diferenciar. Totes elles porten ulls pintats a la proa, seguint una tradició que es remonta a milenis enrera, a època fenicia.
El nom de Marsaxlokk vol dir "port del sud-est", ja que xlokk indica precisament el vent de sud-est. En català fa gracia perque el tenim per la mateixa arrel arab: xaloc. Per tant es pot dir que és el "Port de Xaloc".
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marsaxlokk
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One of the most interesting and unique towns in Malta is its second (or third depending on how you look at it) major port, in this case, focused on fishing; Marsaxlokk.
The town of Marsaxlokk is one of the most touristy precisely because of its numerous traditional boats, generally of the luzzu type, although there are also others called kajjik, but I can't tell them apart. They all have eyes painted on the bow, following a tradition that goes back millennia, to Phoenician times.
The name Marsaxlokk means "southeast port", since xlokk indicates precisely the southeast wind. In Catalan it's funny because we have it from the same Arabic root: xaloc. Therefore we can say that it is the "Port of Xaloc".
Luzzijiet & kajjikki
IN ENGLISH BELOW THE LINE
Una de les poblacions més interesants i úniques de Malta és el seu segon (o tercer segons com es miri) gran port, en aquest cas, centrat en la pesca; Marsaxlokk.
La vila de Marsaxlokk es de les mes turistiques precisament per les seves nombroses barques tradicionals, generalment del tipus luzzu, tot i que també n'hi ha uns altres que s'anomenen kajjik, però no els sé diferenciar. Totes elles porten ulls pintats a la proa, seguint una tradició que es remonta a milenis enrera, a època fenicia.
El nom de Marsaxlokk vol dir "port del sud-est", ja que xlokk indica precisament el vent de sud-est. En català fa gracia perque el tenim per la mateixa arrel arab: xaloc. Per tant es pot dir que és el "Port de Xaloc".
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marsaxlokk
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One of the most interesting and unique towns in Malta is its second (or third depending on how you look at it) major port, in this case, focused on fishing; Marsaxlokk.
The town of Marsaxlokk is one of the most touristy precisely because of its numerous traditional boats, generally of the luzzu type, although there are also others called kajjik, but I can't tell them apart. They all have eyes painted on the bow, following a tradition that goes back millennia, to Phoenician times.
The name Marsaxlokk means "southeast port", since xlokk indicates precisely the southeast wind. In Catalan it's funny because we have it from the same Arabic root: xaloc. Therefore we can say that it is the "Port of Xaloc".