Mary Lourdes Bonnici MBA

  Festgħana fil-Ħarifa 2026 Maltese Għana Between Memory, Identity and New Generations Mary Lourdes Bonnici MBA | Learning • Knowledge • Growth | 15 October 2026 Introduction Għana is not simply an old song. It is a living practice in which voice, language, wit, memory and human relationships meet. Festgħana fil-Ħarifa 2026 invites audiences to understand this inheritance as something people continue to create, rather than as a museum object. The central questions are how cultural memory is maintained, how identity is expressed through performance, and how young people can become knowledgeable participants. The distinction between displaying a tradition and practising it is essential. An audience can admire a stage presentation without understanding the relationships behind it. A deeper experience asks who taught the singers, how the words are chosen, what listeners recognise, and why a response might be considered clever. These questions move heritage education beyond nostalgia....