Malta Festively Celebrates Republic Day         December 13 Republic Day is a public holiday in Malta.         Also known in Maltese as “Jum ir-Repubblika” and “Diċembru tlettax”, December 13 marks the day that Malta became a republic.       History of Republic Day in Malta Malta was colonized by the French, but their aggressions to the Maltese Catholic traditions made the French very unpopular to the Maltese population. Later, during the Napoleonic Wars, the British came to the … [Read more...]